Shastasaurus pacificus

Merriam 1895

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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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Shastasauridae Family

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Shastasaurus Genus

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Shastasaurus pacificus Species

Fossil sites 6 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States

🇲🇽 Mexico

Geological formations

Hosselkus

Antimonio

Hosselkus Limestone

Martin Bridge

Temporal distribution

Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)

Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)

Synonyms (2)

Shastasaurus altispinus subjective synonym of Shastasaurus pacificus

Shastasaurus osmonti subjective synonym of Shastasaurus pacificus

Bibliography

Original description

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

Bibliography (5)

S. G. Lucas and C. M. González-León. 1995. Ichthyosaurs from the Upper Triassic of Sonora and the biochronology of Triassic ichthyosaurs. Geological Society of America Special Paper 301:17-20 DOI ↗

J. M. Callaway and J. A. Massare. 1989. Shastasaurus altispinus (Ichthyosauria, Shastasauridae) from the Upper Triassic of the El Antimonio District, northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 63(6):930-939 DOI ↗

W. N. Orr and K. T. Katsura. 1985. Oregon's oldest vertebrates [Ichthyosauria(Reptilia)]. Oregon Geology 47(7):75-77

J. C. Merriam. 1908. Triassic Ichthyosauria. Memoirs of the University of California 1(1):1-155 DOI ↗

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