Macgowania Motani 1999 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria

Full reference: R. Motani. 1999. Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):473-496

Parent taxon: Parvipelvia according to V. Fischer et al. 2013

See also Ji et al. 2016, Maisch 2010, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003 and Motani 1999

Sister taxa: Hudsonelpidia, Hudsonelpidiidae, Leptonectoidea, Macgowaniidae, Neoichthyosauria, Suevoleviathan, Temnodontosauroidea

Subtaxa: Macgowania janiceps

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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