Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Shastasauridae
Synonyms: Shastasaurus altispinus Merriam 1902, Shastasaurus osmonti Merriam 1902
Full reference: J. C. Merriam. 1895. On some Reptilian Remains from the Triassic of Northern California. American Journal of Science 50(295):55
Belongs to Shastasaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Callaway and Massare 1989, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Ji et al. 2016, Maisch and Matzke 2000, Mcgowan 1994, McGowan and Motani 2003, Merriam 1902, Merriam 1908 and Orr and Katsura 1985
Sister taxa: Shastasaurus alexandrae, Shastasaurus careyi, Shastasaurus carinthiacus, Shastasaurus merriami, Shastasaurus nordensis, Shastasaurus sikkaniensis
Type specimens:
- Shastasaurus pacificus: Its type locality is Shasta County area, which is in a Carnian marine limestone in the Hosselkus Limestone Formation of California
- Shastasaurus altispinus: UCMP 9083, a partial skeleton (five dorsal vertebrae, several ribs, one limb bone, and other elements). Its type locality is Smith Cove (UCMP 1012), which is in a Carnian marine horizon in the Hosselkus Formation of California.
- Shastasaurus osmonti:
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Mexico (2 collections), United States (4: California, Oregon)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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