Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Shastasauridae

Full reference: D. R. Lomax, P. de la Salle, M. Perillo, J. Reynolds, R. Reynolds and J. F. Waldron. 2024. The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK. PLoS One 19(4):e0300289

Parent taxon: Shastasauridae according to D. R. Lomax et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Guanlingsaurus, Guizhouichthyosaurus, Ichthyosaurus carinatus, Ichthyosaurus rheticus, Metashastasaurus, Shastasaurinae, Shastasaurus, Shastasaurus sieversi, Shonisaurus

Subtaxa: Ichthyotitan severnensis

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Type: Ichthyotitan severnensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Blue Anchor Bay, Rhaetian bone bed (Triassic of the United Kingdom)

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