Ischyrhiza chilensis Gay 1848

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Alternative combinations: Cimoliosaurus chilensis, Plesiosaurus chilensis, Pliosaurus chilensis

Synonym: Plesiosaurus andium Gervais 1859 [objective synonym]

Belongs to Ischyrhiza according to R. A. Otero et al. 2013

See also Colbert 1949, Lydekker 1889, Otero et al. 2015, Persson 1963, Suárez and Cappetta 2004 and Welles 1962

Sister taxa: Ischirhiza nigeriensis, Ischyrhiza antiqua, Ischyrhiza avonicola, Ischyrhiza germaniae, Ischyrhiza hartenbergeri, Ischyrhiza mira, Ischyrhiza nigeriensis, Ischyrhiza schneideri, Ischyrhiza serra, Ischyrhiza texana, Ischyrhiza viaudi

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (7)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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