Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Shastasauridae
Full reference: C. Mcgowan. 1994. A new species of Shastasaurus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Triassic of British Columbia: the most complete exemplar of the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(2):168-179
Belongs to Metashastasaurus according to E. L. Nicholls and M. Manabe 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ROM 41993, a partial skeleton (skull, one forefin, both coracoids, 35 vertebrae, and numerous ribs). Its type locality is Flipper Quarry, which is in a Norian marine horizon in Canada.
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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