Shastasaurus
Extinct genus of ichthyosaur reptile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shastasaurus ("Mount Shasta lizard") is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic.[2] Specimens have been found in the United States, Canada, and China.[3]
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Shastasaurus | |
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Partial skull of Shastasaurus pacificus (UCMP 9017) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
Suborder: | †Longipinnati |
Node: | †Merriamosauria |
Family: | †Shastasauridae Merriam, 1895 |
Genus: | †Shastasaurus Merriam, 1895 |
Type species | |
†Shastasaurus pacificus Merriam, 1895 | |
Species | |
†S. pacificus | |
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