Genus
Valid Extinct

Metashastasaurus

Nicholls and Manabe 2001

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Metashastasaurus
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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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Metashastasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇦 Canada
2
Geological formations
Pardonet
2
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Metashastasaurus neoscapularis 227 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
E. L. Nicholls and M. Manabe. 2001. A new genus of ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic Pardonet Formation of British Columbia: bridging the Triassic-Jurassic gap. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 38:983-1002 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
E. L. Nicholls and M. Manabe. 2001. A new genus of ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic Pardonet Formation of British Columbia: bridging the Triassic-Jurassic gap. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 38:983-1002 DOI ↗