Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Utatsusauridae
Full reference: T. Shikama and T. Kamei. 1978. Early Triassic ichthyosaurus, Utatsusaurus hataii gen. et sp. nov, from the Kitakami Massif, northeast Japan. Tohoku University Scientific Report, 2nd series 48(2):77-97
Parent taxon: Utatsusauridae according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Ji et al. 2016, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003, Motani 1999, Motani et al. 1998, Sander 2000, Sepkoski 2002 and Shikama and Kamei 1978
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Utatsusaurus hataii
Type: Utatsusaurus hataii
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), Japan (2), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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