IRMNG - Shastasauridae Merriam, 1902 †

IRMNG taxon details

Shastasauridae Merriam, 1902 †

IRMNG_ID

116277 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:116277)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Ichthyosauria †

Direct children (11)

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Genus Delphinosaurus Merriam, 1905 †
Genus Guanlingsaurus Yin in Yin, Zhou, Cao, Yu & Luo, 2000 †
Genus Merriamia Boulenger, 1904 †
Genus Metashastasaurus Nicholls & Manabe, 2001 †
Genus Shastasaurus Merriam, 1895 †
Genus Shonisaurus Camp, 1976 †
Genus Toretocnemus Merriam, 1903 †
Genus Himalayosaurus † accepted as Himalayasaurus Dong in Young & Dong, 1972 †
Genus Leptocheirus Merriam, 1903 † accepted as Merriamia Boulenger, 1904 †
Genus Himalayasaurus Dong in Young & Dong, 1972 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Typicusichthyosaurus Yu in Yin, Zhou, Cao, Yu & Luo, 2000 † accepted as Guanlingsaurus Yin in Yin, Zhou, Cao, Yu & Luo, 2000 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, probable synonym)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Shastasauridae Merriam, 1902 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=116277 on 2024-09-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

From other sources

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Sauropsida (Subclass) > Ichthyosauria (Order) > Shastasauridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Triassic (Scythian)-Triassic (Norian) [details]