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Shonisaurus popularis

Description

Shonisaurus is a genus of ichthyosaur. At least 37 incomplete fossil specimens of the marine reptile have been found in the Luning Formation of Nevada, USA. This formation dates to the late Carnian age of the late Triassic period, about 237-227 million years ago.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8672609https://www.gbif.org/species/8672609
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)170857https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=170857
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Shastasauridae : Shonisaurus : Shonisaurus popularis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Shastasauridae : Shonisaurus : Shonisaurus popularis
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
-MerriamosauriaMotani 1999
familyShastasauridaeMerriam 1902
genusShonisaurusCamp 1976
speciesShonisaurus popularisCamp 1976
Generic NameShonisaurus
Scientific NameShonisaurus popularis Camp, 1976
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Shonisaurus popularisspeciesbelongs to Shonisaurusstated with evidenceCamp, 1976
Shonisaurus popularisspeciesbelongs to Shonisaurusstated without evidenceMcGowan and Motani, 2003
Shonisaurus popularisspeciesbelongs to Shonisaurusstated with evidenceMaisch, 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance232 - 222 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance222 - 216 Ma
Late/Upper 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)R. Motani. 1999. Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):473-496
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonisaurus_popularis

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1976Shonisaurus popularis Camp
2000Shonisaurus popularis Maisch and Matzke p. 69
2003Shonisaurus popularis McGowan and Motani
2010Shonisaurus popularis Maisch
2013Shonisaurus popularis Ji et al.

References

Motani R. (1999) Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19 3, 473-496
Maisch M. W., Matzke A. T. (2000) The Ichthyosauria, Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, Serie B (Geologie und Palaontologie) 298, 1-159
Maisch M. W. (2010) Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria - the state of the art, Palaeodiversity 3, 151-214
Ji C., Jiang D.-Y., et al (2013) A new juvenile specimen of Guanlingasaurus (Ichthyosauria, Shastasauridae) from the Upper Triassic of southwestern China, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 2, 340-348
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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