Besanosaurus leptorhynchus

Dal Sasso and Pinna 1996

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Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Ichtyosaures

Carnivore nektonic Marine

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Classification

Ichthyosauria Unranked clade

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Hueneosauria Unranked clade

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Merriamosauria Unranked clade

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Besanosauridae Family

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Besanosaurus Genus

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Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Species

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Geological formations

Monte San Giorgio bituminous shales

Temporal distribution

Anisian (247–241.464 Ma)

Bibliography

Original description

M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke. 2000. The Ichthyosauria. Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, Serie B (Geologie und Palaontologie) 298:1-159

Bibliography (1)

P. M. Sander. 2000. Ichthyosauria: their diversity, distribution and phylogeny. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 74(1/2):1-35 DOI ↗