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Californosauridae

Von Huene 1948

Californosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile, from the Lower Hosselkus Limestone of California, and also the Muschelkalk of Germany.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
4
Groupe
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marin
Callawayia 1
Californosaurus 2
1 Callawayia · 2 Californosaurus
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Classification
Ichthyosauria Clade non classé
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Hueneosauria Clade non classé
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Merriamosauria Clade non classé
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Californosauridae Famille
Sites de découverte 4 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇺🇸 États-Unis
2
🇨🇦 Canada
2
Formations géologiques
Hosselkus
1
Hosselkus Limestone
1
Pardonet
1
Distribution temporelle
Norien (227.3–205.7 Ma)
2
Carnien (237–227.3 Ma)
2
Bibliographie
Description originale
M. W. Maisch. 2010. Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria - the state of the art. Palaeodiversity 3:151-214
Bibliographie (4)
E. L. Nicholls and M. Manabe. 2004. Giant ichthyosaurs of the Triassic - a new species of Shonisaurus from the Pardonet Formation (Norian: Late Triassic) of British Columbia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(4):838-849 DOI ↗
P. M. Sander. 2000. Ichthyosauria: their diversity, distribution and phylogeny. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 74(1/2):1-35 DOI ↗
C. Mcgowan. 1994. A new species of Shastasaurus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Triassic of British Columbia: the most complete exemplar of the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(2):168-179 DOI ↗
J. C. Merriam. 1902. Triassic Ichthyopterygia from California and Nevada. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 3(4):63-108