-
studies have
suggested that
shastasaurids were suction-feeders,
current research indicates that the jaws of
shastasaurid ichthyosaurs do not fit the suction-feeding...
- Tri****ic. The
discovery of
Ichthyotitan has been
considered evidence that
shastasaurids were
still thriving until their disappearance in the Tri****ic–Jur****ic...
-
including the
shastasaurids and
later ichthyosaurs.
Motani noted that some
parts of the
phylogeny were unstable, and that many
traditional shastasaurids were "problematic"...
- tons (11
short tons) However, the
largest reptiles, period, were the
shastasaurids,
specifically Ichthyotitan,
which approached lengths rivalling to exceeding...
-
known ever to have existed. Some
studies have
estimated that
certain shastasaurid ichthyosaurs and the
ancient whale Perucetus could have
rivalled the...
- soft-bodied cephalopods. However,
current research indicates that the jaws of
shastasaurid ichthyosaurs do not fit the suction-feeding profile,
since their short...
- the only
surviving sauropterygians, and
giant ichthyosaurs such as
shastasaurids. Nevertheless, some
authors have
argued that the end of the Tri****ic...
- In
April 2024,
Ichthyotitan severnensis was
established as a
valid shastasaurid taxon and is
considered both the
largest marine reptile ever discovered...
- relative)
Guanlingsaurus G.
liangae A
giant shastasaurid ichthyosaur Guizhouichthyosaurus G.
tangae A
common shastasaurid ichthyosaur Miodentosaurus M. brevis...
- the genus. Much like in the
analysis by
Bindellini and colleagues,
shastasaurids and
mixosaurids were
recovered as more
derived ichthyosaurs. Like in...
