Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Mixosauridae
Alternative combination: Ichthyosaurus cornalianus
Full reference: F. Bassani. 1886. Sui fossili e sull'età degli schisti bituminosi triasici di Besano in Lombardia [On the fossils and the age of the Triassic bituminous schist of Besano in Lombardy]. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturale del Museo Civili de Storia Naturali 29:15-72
Belongs to Mixosaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Callaway and Brinkman 1989, Hay 1930, Ji et al. 2016, Maisch and Matzke 2000, Maisch and Matzke 2001, McGowan and Motani 2003, Merriam 1908, Motani 1999 and Motani 1999
Sister taxa: Mixosaurus helveticus, Mixosaurus intermedius, Mixosaurus kuhnschneyderi, Mixosaurus luxiensis, Mixosaurus major, Mixosaurus timorensis, Mixosaurus xindianensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Besano (MCSN Milan collection), which is in an Illyrian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Italy
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (1 collection), Switzerland (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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