Shastasaurus Merriam 1895 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Shastasauridae

Full reference: J. C. Merriam. 1895. On some Reptilian Remains from the Triassic of Northern California. American Journal of Science 50(295):55

Parent taxon: Shastasauridae according to C. Ji et al. 2013

See also Callaway and Massare 1989, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Ji et al. 2016, Kuhn 1971, Maisch 2010, Maisch and Matzke 2000, Mcgowan 1994, McGowan and Motani 2003, Merriam 1908, Motani 1999, Sepkoski 2002, Shang and Li 2009 and von Huene 1951

Sister taxa: Guanlingsaurus, Guizhouichthyosaurus, Ichthyosaurus carinatus, Ichthyosaurus rheticus, Metashastasaurus, Shastasaurinae, Shastasaurus sieversi, Shonisaurus

Subtaxa: Shastasaurus alexandrae Shastasaurus careyi Shastasaurus carinthiacus Shastasaurus merriami Shastasaurus nordensis Shastasaurus pacificus Shastasaurus sikkaniensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Mexico (2), United States (6: California, Oregon)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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