Species
Valid Extinct

Californosaurus perrini

Merriam 1902

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
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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Californosauridae Family
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Californosaurus Genus
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Californosaurus perrini Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Hosselkus Limestone
1
Temporal distribution
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
1
Synonyms (1)
Shastasaurus perrini replaced by Californosaurus perrini
Bibliography
Original description
R. Motani. 1999. Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):473-496 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. C. Merriam. 1902. Triassic Ichthyopterygia from California and Nevada. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 3(4):63-108