Recent discovery of a skull and forefin of an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina, shows a peculiar morphology of the braincase and forefin, including the opening for internal carotids situated ...
M. Fernández, E. Maxwell
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OftalmosÁUridos (Ichthyosauria: Thunnosauria): taxonomía Alfa, clados y nombres [PDF]
Thunnosaurian ichthyosaurs represent the paradigm of reptilian body designed for a pelagic life style. Most derived thunnosaurian, the ophthalmosaurids, have been traditionally considered as members of a declining lineage.
Campos, Lisandro +1 more
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Microanatomy and histology of the distal limb elements of ophthalmosaurids from the Middle Jurassic to the Lower Cretaceous of the Neuqu en Basin, Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
Fil: Talevi, Marianella. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología. Río Negro, Argentina.Fil: Campos, Lisandro. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo.
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New data on the ichthyosaur Platypterygius hercynicus and its implications for the validity of the genus [PDF]
The description of a nearly complete skull from the late Albian of northwestern France reveals previously unknown anatomical features of Platypterygius hercynicus, and of European Cretaceous ichthyosaurs in general.
Fischer, V
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Apendicular remains of an ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the lower Barremian of Villa de Leiva, Colombia [PDF]
Se describen por primera vez restos apendiculares de ictiosaurio oftalmosáurido procedentes de la Formación Paja de Villa de Leiva, Colombia, cuya edad se establece como Barremiano inferior.
Cortés, Dirley +1 more
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Ichthyosaurs from the Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian - Barremian) from the western border of the Tyndall Glacier in the Torres del Paine National Park, Southernmost Chile [PDF]
Three field campaigns to the eastern lobe of the Tyndall Glacier in the Torres del Paine National Park, southern Chile, allowed us to record 46 specimens of ichthyosaurs, which are almost completely exposed and articulated, as well as several associated ...
Pardo Pérez, Judith Mariana
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A new phylogeny of ichthyosaurs (Reptilia: Diapsida) [PDF]
The largest phylogenetic analysis of ichthyosaurs to date is presented, with 114 ingroup taxa coded at species level. Completeness of the taxa included varied from > 98% to < 2%; 10 taxa were removed a priori using Concatabominations due to ...
Moon, Benjamin C.
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A Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) ophthalmosaurid (Reptilia, Ichthyosauria) from the Tuxedni Formation, Alaska and the early diversification of the clade [PDF]
Ophthalmosauridae is a clade of derived thunniform ichthyosaurs that are best known from Callovian (late Middle Jurassic) to Cenomanian-aged (Late Cretaceous) deposits in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
DRUCKENMILLER, PATRICK S. +1 more
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The validity of the parvipelvian ichthyosaur genus Protoichthyosaurus was evaluated by examining the type material and recently recognized specimens. Protoichthyosaurus has a wide forefin with at least five primary digits, an anterior digital bifurcation
Lomax, Dean +2 more
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The anatomy, taxonomy and systematics of Middle Triassic–Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs (Reptilia: Ichthyopterygia) and the phylogeny of Ichthyopterygia [PDF]
Ichthyosaurs were a successful group of Mesozoic marine reptiles spanning a time interval of nearly 160 million years, from the Early Triassic to the early Late Cretaceous.
Wolniewicz, Andrzej
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