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Nasorostra
Taxonomy
Nasorostra was named by Jiang et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Ichthyosauriformes by Jiang et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Ichthyosauriformes by Jiang et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2016 | Nasorostra Jiang et al. p. 2 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Unr. †Nasorostra Jiang et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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D.-Y. Jiang et al. 2016 | Rostrally elongate nasal reaching snout tip; preorbital and postorbital skull lengths sub-equal; frontal without distinctive posterolateral process; deep posterior mandible with slanting end and low jaw joint; ribcage deepest near shoulder; scapular blade wider distally than proximally. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 |