Osteology and phylogeny of Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from the Slottsmøya Member Lagerstätte (Spitsbergen, Svalbard) [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2019 Phylogenetic relationships within the important ichthyosaur family Ophthalmosauridae are not well established, and more specimens and characters, especially from the postcranial skeleton, are needed.
Lene L. Delsett +3 more
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The paleoneurology of Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia:Diverse Endocranial Anatomies of Secondarily Aquatic Diapsids [PDF]
, 2022 Most meso- and megapredatory niches across Mesozoic marine ecosystems were gradually occupied by the secondarily aquatic Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia.
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Marine and continental fossil reptiles of the Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales “Prof. Dr. Juan A. Olsacher” of Zapala, Neuquén province [PDF]
, 2022 Los estudios realizados en reptiles fósiles de las colecciones del museo “Prof. Dr. Juan A. Olsacher” de la ciudad de Zapala (Neuquén) se orientaron hacia formas marinas del Jurásico y formas continentales del Cretácico Inferior y Cretácico Superior en ...
Garrido, Alberto Carlos +2 more
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Ophthalmosaurids (Ichthyosauria: Thunnosauria) : Alpha taxonomy, clades and names [PDF]
, 2015 Fil: Fernández, Marta Susana. División Paleontología Vertebrados. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Campos, Lisandro. División Paleontología Vertebrados.
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Ichthyosaurs of the British Middle and Upper Jurassic. Part 2. Brachypterygius, Nannopterygius, Macropterygius, and Taxa invalida [PDF]
, 2018 In Part 2, ichthyosaur taxa of the Late Jurassic are described; three taxa are considered valid: Brachypterygius extremus, Nannopterygius enthekiodon, and Macropterygius sp. indet. (Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae).
Kirton, Angela M, Moon, Ben
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New data on the ichthyosaur Platypterygius hercynicus and its implications for the validity of the genus [PDF]
, 2011 The description of a nearly complete skull from the late Albian of northwestern France reveals previously unknown anatomical features of Platypterygius hercynicus (Kuhn 1946), and of European Cretaceous ichthyosaurs in general.
Appleby R.M. +37 more
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The fossil record of ichthyosaurs, completeness metrics and sampling biases [PDF]
, 2015 Ichthyosaurs were highly successful marine reptiles with an abundant and well-studied fossil record. However, their occurrences through geological time and space are sporadic, and it is important to understand whether times of apparent species richness ...
Benton, Michael J. +6 more
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2019 Ophthalmosaurids were highly derived and the youngest clade of ichthyosaurs. Their evolutionary history comprises ~76 Myr (from the early Middle Jurassic to the final extinction of the group at the Cenomanian–Turonian boundary). Fossil records indicate
Lisandro Campos +2 more
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EVIDENCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC FEEDING BETWEEN ICHTHYOSAURS AND THE OLDEST OCCURRENCE OF THE HEXANCHID SHARK NOTIDANODON FROM THE UPPER JURASSIC OF NORTHERN ITALY [PDF]
, 2020 In 2016, two fossil marine reptiles were re-discovered in the collections of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona. Originally recovered near Asiago, Vicenza province (northern Italy) from an outcrop of the Rosso Ammonitico Veronese Fm.
AMALFITANO, JACOPO +7 more
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First and most northern occurrence of a thalattosuchian crocodylomorph from the Jurassic of the Isle of Skye, Scotland [PDF]
, 2020 The Jurassic was a key interval for the evolution of dinosaurs, crocodylomorphs and many other vertebrate groups. In recent years, new vertebrate fossils have emerged from the Early–Middle Jurassic of the Isle of Skye, Scotland; however, much more is ...
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