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Mixosaurus is an
extinct genus of
Middle Tri****ic (Anisian to Ladinian,
about 250-240 Mya) ichthyosaur. Its
fossils have been
found near the Italy–Switzerland...
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which reached ten
metres in length, and smaller, more
typical forms like
Mixosaurus. The
Mixosauria were
already very fish-like with a
pointed skull, a shorter...
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Shastasaurus had a
dorsal fin; however, the smaller, more
basal ichthyosaur Mixosaurus had one. The
upper fluke of the tail was
probably much less-developed...
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Mixosaurus kuhnschnyderi,
Mixosaurus panxianensis,
Phalarodon atavus,
Phalardon callawayi, and
Phalarodon fraasi. An
additional species,
Mixosaurus luxiensis...
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which dates to 244
million years ago,
other marine reptiles such as
Mixosaurus, Keichousaurus, and
Wumengosaurus have also been found.
While the type...
- panxianensis
Binomial name †Barracudasauroides
panxianensis Jiang, Schmitz, Hao & Sun, 2006
Synonyms Mixosaurus panxianensis Jiang, Schmitz, Hao & Sun, 2006...
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Mosasaurus Ichthyornis Cryptoclidus Nothosaurus Shonisaurus Ophthalmosaurus Mixosaurus Prognathodon Cretoxyrhina Otodus Rhamphorhynchus Megalosaurus Brachiosaurus...
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available mixosaurid materials saw
Phalarodon fraasi be
merged into the
genus Mixosaurus alongside several other species of
mixosaurid ichthyosaur. Phalarodon...
- In his article, he
notes the
similarity of
these bones with
those of
Mixosaurus,
leading the
author to
rename the
species to M (?)
natans in 1911. For...
- the latter. Conversely, the
greater abundance of double-headed ribs in
Mixosaurus and
parvipelvians indicates these ichthyosaurs were stiffer-bodied than...
