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
Belongs to Ichthyotitan according to D. R. Lomax et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BRSMG Cg3178, a mandible (a large right surangular comprising the posterior end and parts of the middle and anterior sections). Its type locality is Blue Anchor Bay, Rhaetian bone bed, which is in a Rhaetian coastal siliciclastic in the Westbury Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Blue Anchor Bay, Rhaetian bone bed
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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