Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Cymbospondylidae
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1868. Notice of some reptilian remains from Nevada. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 109:177-178
Belongs to Cymbospondylus according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Hay 1930, Maisch and Matzke 2000, Merriam 1902, Merriam 1908 and Motani 1999
Sister taxa: Cymbospondylus buchseri, Cymbospondylus duelferi, Cymbospondylus germanicus, Cymbospondylus natans, Cymbospondylus nevadanus, Cymbospondylus nichollsi, Cymbospondylus parvus, Cymbospondylus piscosus, Chonespondylus grandis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (3: Nevada collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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