An ichthyosaur rostrum from the uppermost Albian of Saskatchewan (Canada) represents the youngest diagnosable Canadian ichthyosaur prior to their demise
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DOI: 10.1139/cjes-2024-0058
Abstract: A partial ichthyosaur rostrum from Albian-aged Ashville Formation deposits in southern Saskatchewan is described here. Previously referred to Platypterygius americanus, the well-preserved rostrum includes the snout tip and several articulated teeth. Based on the unique… read more here.
Keywords: albian saskatchewan; rostrum uppermost; uppermost albian; rostrum ... See more keywords
A new ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Upper Jurassic (Early Tithonian) Kimmeridge Clay of Dorset, UK, with implications for Late Jurassic ichthyosaur diversity
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241700
Abstract: A new ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur, Thalassodraco etchesi gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation of Dorset, UK is described. The specimen, a partial, articulated skull and anterior thorax in the Etches Collection… read more here.
Keywords: ichthyosaur; new ophthalmosaurid; kimmeridge; kimmeridge clay ... See more keywords