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Baisesaurus
Taxonomy
Baisesaurus was named by Ren et al. (2022). Its type is Baisesaurus robustus.
It was assigned to Ichthyosauromorpha by Ren et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Ichthyosauromorpha by Ren et al. (2022).
Species
B. robustus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2022 | Baisesaurus Ren et al. p. 7 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Ren et al. 2022 | A large basal ichthyosauromorph with a unique combination of postcranial characters ( denotes an autapomorphy): anterior dorsal centra deeply amphicoelous, with an average height to length ratio of about 1.2; neural spine long and inclined posteriorly, with the postzygapophyses much more dorsally positioned than the prezygapophyses; parapophyses subrectangular with their anteroventral corners extended to form ventrally directed apices, and situated adjacent to the anterior margins of the centra; diapophyses well developed and semicircular in outline; deep fossae present posterior to the diapophyses; and radius robust, elongate, and bearing two distal facets, the posterior facet being 80% as wide as the anterior one. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||