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Thaisaurus
Taxonomy
Thaisaurus was named by Mazin et al. (1991). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Maisch and Matzke (2000); to Ichthyopterygia by McGowan and Motani (2003); and to Thaisauridae by Maisch (2010).
It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Maisch and Matzke (2000); to Ichthyopterygia by McGowan and Motani (2003); and to Thaisauridae by Maisch (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Thaisaurus Mazin et al. |
| 2000 | Thaisaurus Maisch and Matzke p. 93 |
| 2003 | Thaisaurus McGowan and Motani |
| 2010 | Thaisaurus Maisch |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000 | Small ichthyosaur with delicate snout, conical, pointed teeth with smooth crowns, postfrontal excluded from the temporal fenestra, postorbital with long posterior lamina, foramen parietale between frontal and parietal, humerus, femur and zeugopodial elements extremely elongate and slender, humerus lacks lamina anterior. |
Measurements
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