Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Shastasauridae
Full reference: E. L. Nicholls and M. Manabe. 2001. A new genus of ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic Pardonet Formation of British Columbia: bridging the Triassic-Jurassic gap. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 38:983-1002
Parent taxon: Shastasauridae according to E. L. Nicholls and M. Manabe 2001
Sister taxa: Guanlingsaurus, Guizhouichthyosaurus, Ichthyosaurus carinatus, Ichthyosaurus rheticus, Ichthyotitan, Shastasaurinae, Shastasaurus, Shastasaurus sieversi, Shonisaurus
Subtaxa: Metashastasaurus neoscapularis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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