- to
include Shastasaurus, Shonisaurus, and
several other traditional shastasaurids,
defining it as a stem-based
taxon including "all
merriamosaurians more...
-
Westbury Mudstone Formation in Somerset, England. It is
believed to be a
shastasaurid,
extending the family's
range by 13
million years up to the
latest Tri****ic...
- In
April 2024,
Ichthyotitan severnensis was
established as a
valid shastasaurid taxon and is
considered both the
largest marine reptile ever discovered...
-
village of Westbury-on-Severn in Gloucestershire. The
remains of a
giant shastasaurid and
dinosaurs are
known from the formation. List of dinosaur-bearing...
- soft-bodied cephalopods. However,
current research indicates that the jaws of
shastasaurid ichthyosaurs do not fit the suction-feeding profile,
since their short...
-
known ever to have existed. Some
studies have
estimated that
certain shastasaurid ichthyosaurs and the
ancient whale Perucetus could have
rivalled the...
-
forelimbs but
constricted in the hindlimbs.
While it is
understood to be a
shastasaurid-type ichthyosaur, how
exactly Besanosaurus and
other members of this...
- In
April 2024,
Ichthyotitan severnensis was
established as a
valid shastasaurid taxon and is
considered both the
largest marine reptile ever discovered...
-
Guanlingsaurus is an
extinct genus of
shastasaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Tri****ic of China. It grew up to 8.3
metres (27 ft) in
length and has a wide...
- the only
surviving sauropterygians, and
giant ichthyosaurs such as
shastasaurids. Nevertheless, some
authors have
argued that the end of the Tri****ic...
