Early Triassic marine biotic recovery: the predators' perspective

TM Scheyer, C Romano, J Jenks, H Bucher - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Giant ichthyosaurs of the Triassic—a new species of Shonisaurus from the Pardonet Formation (Norian: Late Triassic) of British Columbia

EL Nicholls, M Manabe - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The ichthyosaur Shonisaurus sikanniensis sp. nov. is described from the Pardonet
Formation (Norian, Late Triassic) of northeastern British Columbia. The type specimen is …

A new mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China

DY Jiang, L Schmitz, WC Hao… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
We describe the new ichthyosaur taxon Mixosaurus panxianensis, sp. nov., from the Middle
Triassic of Guizhou Province, China. Diagnostic characters of the new species include a …

Triassic ichthyopterygian assemblages of the Svalbard archipelago: a reassessment of taxonomy and distribution

EE Maxwell, BP Kear - GFF, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Ichthyopterygians were amongst the most specialised lineages of secondarily aquatic
amniotes; however, their origin and initial radiation remain obscure. The stratigraphically …

Comparative ultrastructural study of the oropharyngeal cavity roof in Tarentola annularis and Heremites vittatus: To special reference to palate adaptation with feeding …

R Kandyel, HA El Basyouny, B Albogami… - Zoologischer …, 2024 - Elsevier
No studies have yet been conducted on the morphology and characteristics of the
oropharyngeal cavity roof in various reptiles, particularly lizards and Gecko. This study …

Ontogeny of the braincase in Stenopterygius (Reptilia, Ichthyosauria) from the Lower Jurassic of Germany

F Miedema, EE Maxwell - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The fossil record of the ichthyosaur genus Stenopterygius comprises a large number of
specimens of all ontogenetic stages. This makes the taxon a good model for ontogenetic …

Cranial morphology and relationships of a new grippidian (Ichthyopterygia) from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of British Columbia, Canada

RS Cuthbertson, AP Russell… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In 1989, TMP 89.127. 3, a basal ichthyopterygian, was collected as a
counterpart slab from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of the Sulphur …

The history of exploration and stratigraphy of the Early to Middle Triassic vertebrate-bearing strata of Svalbard (Sassendalen Group, Spitsbergen)

JH Hurum, VS Engelschiøn, IH Økland… - Norwegian Journal of …, 2018 - duo.uio.no
The palaeontology of the Lower to Middle Triassic succession in Spitsbergen has been
studied for more than a century and a half. Our ability to properly interpret the evolutionary …

A new genus of ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic Pardonet Formation of British Columbia: bridging the Triassic Jurassic gap

EL Nicholls, M Manabe - Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2001 - cdnsciencepub.com
Both the genus Shastasaurus and the family Shastasauridae have long been hard to define
due to the fragmentary nature of the type specimens. Consequently, recent interpretations of …

New mixosaurid ichthyosaur specimen from the Middle Triassic of SW China: further evidence for the diapsid origin of ichthyosaurs

J Liu, JC Aitchison, YY Sun, QY Zhang… - Journal of …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Recent cladistic analyses have all suggested a diapsid origin of ichthyosaurs. However, an
intermediate evolutionary stage of the lower temporal region of ichthyosaurian skull between …