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Cymbospondylus nichollsi

Description

Cymbospondylus (A Greek word meaning "Boat Spine") was a basal early ichthyosaur that lived between the middle and later years of the Triassic period (240-210 million years ago). Previously, the genus was classified as a shastasaurid, however, more recent work finds it to be more basal.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8608893https://www.gbif.org/species/8608893
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)263055https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=263055
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Shastasauridae : Cymbospondylus : Cymbospondylus nichollsi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Cymbospondylidae : Cymbospondylus : Cymbospondylus nichollsi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-IchthyosauromorphaMotani et al. 2015
-IchthyosauriformesMotani et al. 2015
-Ichthyopterygia
-EoichthyosauriaMotani 1999
-Ichthyosauria
-HueneosauriaMaisch and Matzke 2000
suborderLongipinnatiHuene 1948
familyCymbospondylidaevon Huene 1948
genusCymbospondylusLeidy 1868
speciesCymbospondylus nichollsiFrobisch et al. 2006
Generic NameCymbospondylus
Scientific NameCymbospondylus nichollsi Frobisch et al., 2006
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cymbospondylus nichollsispeciesbelongs to Cymbospondylusstated with evidenceFrobisch et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Environmentmarine (based on Ichthyosauria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ichthyosauria)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ichthyosauria)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Ichthyosauria)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite (based on Ichthyosauria)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. B. Fröbisch, P. M. Sander, and O. Rieppel. 2006. A new species of Cymbospondylus (Diapsida, Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic of Nevada and a re-evaluation of the skull osteology of the genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 147(4):515-538
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbospondylus_nichollsi

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2006Cymbospondylus nichollsi Frobisch et al.
2006Cymbospondylus nichollsi Fröbisch et al.

References

Fröbisch N. B., Sander P. M., et al (2006) A new species of Cymbospondylus (Diapsida, Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic of Nevada and a re-evaluation of the skull osteology of the genus, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 147 4, 515-538 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00225.x
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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