Shonisaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Shinisaurus or Shinosaur.
Shonisaurus is a genus of very large ichthyosaurs. At least 37 incomplete fossil specimens of the marine reptile have been found in the Luning Formation of Nevada, USA. This formation dates to the late Carnian age of the late Triassic period, about 237–227 million years ago.[1]
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Shonisaurus | |
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Restored skull in a Japanese museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
Family: | †Shastasauridae |
Genus: | †Shonisaurus Camp, 1976 |
Type species | |
†Shonisaurus popularis Camp, 1976 | |
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