The Triassic was a time of turmoil, as life recovered from the most devastating of all mass
extinctions, the Permo-Triassic event 252 million years ago. The Triassic marine rock …

A historical overview and a synopsis of the current knowledge on the phylogeny,
systematics, and phylogenetic position of the Ichthyosauria are presented. All known …

Examining the geological past of our planet allows us to study periods of severe climatic and
biological crises and recoveries, biotic and abiotic ecosystem fluctuations, and faunal and …

During the last decade, abundant ichthyopterygian material has been found from the
Triassic of South China as well as the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Europe and …

Thick successions from the margins of the Triassic Yangtze Platform of the South China
Block record a transition from carbonate-rich facies (Zhuganpo Formation and equivalents) …

Black shales of the lower member of the Carnian Xiaowa Formation (previously known as
the Wayao Member of the Falang Formation or as the Wayao Formation) in the Guanling …

Abstract Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996 was originally described on
the basis of a single complete fossil specimen excavated near Besano (Italy). However, a …

The protorosaur Tanystropheus longobardicus is well known from the Middle Triassic of
alpine Europe. It has been described on the basis of a number of specimens that apparently …

Told in rich detail and with gorgeous color recreations, this is the story of marine life in the
age before the dinosaurs. During the Middle Triassic Period (247–237 million years ago) …

Background Ichthyosaurs were an important group of Mesozoic marine reptiles and existed
from the Early Triassic to the early Late Cretaceous. Despite a great diversity in body shapes …