italictitle Taxobox name Cymbospondylus fossil range Fossil range 240 210 small Between the Middle Triassic Middle and Late Triassic small image Cymbospondylus BW.jpg image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Sauropsida subclassis Diapsida superordo Ichthyopterygia ordo Ichthyosauria genus Cymbospondylus subdivision ranks Species subdivision C. natans C. germanicus C. nevadanus C. parvus C. piscosus C. grandis C. petrinus C. buchseri Cymbospondylus A Greek language Greek word meaning ... from Cymbospondylus were allegedly used as plates by Nevada s silver miners it is now the state s official fossil. Palaeobiology Image Cymboscale.png thumb left Cymbospondylus with a human to scale. Cymbospondylus was one of the largest ichthyosaurs, with fossils ranging from convert 6 to 10 m ... title Cymbospondylus accessdate 2009 05 25 publisher BBC Science & Nature ref It was also one ... Editions location London page 78 isbn 1 84028 152 9 ref Despite its size, Cymbospondylus would not have ... s. The long tail would have been excellent for swimming, and allowed Cymbospondylus to move at fast speeds and efficiently hunt down shoals of swimming fish. Adult Cymbospondylus probably ... or to catch seasonally available prey. Like other ichthyosaurs, Cymbospondylus probably gave birth ... few, if any, predators that could harm them. The eel like tail of Cymbospondylus made up almost half .... Like present day sea snake s, Cymbospondylus probably swam by wriggling its body from side to side. The paddle like limbs of Cymbospondylus would primarily have been underwater stabilizers , and for slowing down the ichthyosaur s swimming speed. ref name EoDP In popular culture Cymbospondylus was featured ... Category Prehistoric reptiles of Europe Category Prehistoric reptiles of North America de Cymbospondylus es Cymbospondylus fr Cymbospondylus it Cymbospondylus hu Cymbospondylus pl Cymbospondyl simple Cymbospondylus th vo Cymbospondylus zh ... more details
Taxobox name Chaohusaurus fossil range Early Triassic image Chaohusaurus BW.jpg image width 250px image caption Chaohusaurus geishanensis regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Sauropsida ordo Ichthyosauria familia Grippidae genus Chaohusaurus genus authority Young & Dong, 1972 subdivision ranks Species subdivision C. geishanensis Image Chaohuscale.png thumb left 225px Chaohusaurus with a human to scale. Chaohusaurus geishanensis geisha lizard of Chaohu was an ichthyosaur , an extinct marine reptile, from the Early Triassic of Chaohu, China. It has also been called Anhuisaurus and Chensaurus . It was described by Young and Dong in 1972. It was closer in form to Cymbospondylus and Mixosaurus than more advanced genera like Ichthyosaurus it did not have the dolphin like form of later ichthyosaurs it had a more lizard like appearance. It did have flippers, rather than webbed feet, but the neck is atypically long and there is no dorsal fin. The tail fin is wide based and short. It is one of the smallest ichthyosaurs, being from 70 to 180 cm long. Its weight is estimated at 10 kg. References http www.dinosaur world.com marine reptiles ichthyopterygia.htm Dinosaur World.com portal Paleontology Category Triassic ichthyosaurs Category Prehistoric reptiles of Asia ichthyosaur stub es Chaohusaurus it Chaohusaurus geishanensis pl Czaohuzaur vo Chaohusaurus zh ... more details
Taxobox name Californosaurus fossil range Late Triassic image Californosaurus BW.jpg image width 250px image caption Californosaurus perrini regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Reptile Sauropsida subclassis ? Diapsid a ordo Ichthyopterygia subordo Shastasaur ia familia Toretocnemidae genus Californosaurus genus authority Kuhn, 1934 subdivision ranks Species subdivision C. perrini Image Californoscale.png left thumb 225px Californosaurus with a human to scale. Californosaurus perrini Perrin s California lizard was an ichthyosaur , an extinct reptile, from the Lower Hosselkus Limestone Carnian , Late Triassic of California. It has also been known as Shastasaurus perrini and Delphinosaurus dolphin lizard perrini . It is the basal most known true ichthyosaur Euichthyosauria . The long snouted head is small in comparison with the rest of the body, as in basal ichthyosaurs such as Mixosaurus and Cymbospondylus . The tail is sharply turned downwards, in common with more advanced ichthyosaurs, with a small vertical fluke. It may have had a small dorsal fin. There is a small number of pre sacral vertebrae 45 or 50 . The phalanges digit bones are circular and widely spaced, giving the flipper a round appearance. It was three metres long. It fed on fish and other small marine creatures. Like other ichthyosaurs it probably never ventured onto dry land, and gave birth in the water. Websites Palaeos Vertebrates http www.palaeos.com Vertebrates Units 210Eureptilia 400.html Ichthyosaurus http home.scarlet.be ichthyosaurus californopas.html Category Triassic ichthyosaurs Category Prehistoric reptiles of North America ichthyosaur stub portal Paleontology es Californosaurus fa it Californosaurus perrini pl Kalifornozaur simple Californosaurus vo Californosaurus zh ... more details
C. grandis may refer to Calomyscus grandis , the noble calomyscus, a mouse like hamster species from Iran Calyptranthes grandis , a flowering plant species in the genus Calyptranthes Camarasaurus grandis , a dinosaur species Capparis grandis , a flowering plant species in the genus Capparis Cassia grandis , the pink shower cassia, a plant species in the genus Cassia legume Cassia Cattleya grandis , the large laelia, an orchid species in the genus Cattleya found in Brazil Cephenemyia grandis , a botfly species in the genus Cephenemyia Chionodes grandis , a moth species in the genus Chionodes Chrysichthys grandis , the kukumai, a fish species found in Africa Chrysopilus grandis , a snipe fly species in the genus Chrysopilus Citrus grandis , the pomelo, a fruit plant native to Southeast Asia Clidicus grandis , a rove beetle species in the genus Clidicus genus Clidicus Coccinia grandis , the ivy gourd, a tropical vine species Copablepharon grandis , the pale yellow dune moth, a moth species found in North America Coryphagrion grandis , a damselfly species found in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique Cricosaurus grandis , an extinct marine crocodyliform species from the Late Jurassic of England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Argentina, Cuba and Mexico Criorhina grandis , a hoverfly species in the genus Criorhina Crocidura grandis , the greater Mindanao shrew, a mammal species endemic to the Philippines Crossodactylus grandis , a frog species endemic to Brazil Cryptocarya grandis , the cinnamon laurel, a plant species in the genus Cryptocarya found in Australia Cymbospondylus grandis , a basal early ichthyosaur species from the middle and later years of the Triassic period found in Germany and Nevada See also Grandis disambiguation Species Latin name abbreviation disambiguation ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 The term Prehistory prehistoric reptile covers a broad category that is intended to help distinguish the dinosaur s from other prehistoric reptiles. As the dinosaurs, because of their long and successful reign for many millions of years, are almost exclusively dealt with in their own category of prehistoric life . The category covers all the non dinosaurian reptiles which are often erroneously considered to be dinosaur s, such as the sea faring varieties of plesiosaur s and the flying pterosaur s. Also included are ancient crocodile s such as Deinosuchus . For information on the mammal like reptiles mammal like reptiles therapsid s and other amniote s often considered reptiles including the well known Dimetrodon , which are not part of the clade Sauropsid a with which Reptilia is generally synonymized , see Synapsid amniotes related to mammals . For information on the ancestors of reptiles, traditionally classified as labyrinthodont amphibian s, see Reptiliomorpha reptile like tetrapod s . List of prehistoric reptiles by group Early reptile s Silvanerpeton Captorhinidae Captorhinids Protorothyrididae Protorothyridids Hylonomus Early anapsid s Brazilosaurus Elginia Hylonomus Hypsognathus Labidosaurus Mesosaurus Millerettid s Milleretta Pareiasaurus Scutosaurus Bolosaurid s Pareiasaur s Bradysaurus Scutosaurus Anthodon Turtle s, tortoise s and terrapin s Archelon Meiolania Palaeotrionyx Proganochelys Pleurosternon Stupendemys Testudo atlas Early diapsid s Araeoscelida ns Petrolacosaurus Spinoaequalis Araeoscelis Avicephala ns Protoavis Longisquama Coelurosauravus Champsosaurus Youngina Thalattosauria ns Askeptosaurus Eosuchia ns Lepidosauria ns Ichthyosaur s Californosaurus Cymbospondylus Shonisaurus Ichthyosaurus Mixosaurus Ophthalmosaurus Temnodontosaurus Eurhinosaurus Plesiosaur s, placodont s, and nothosaur s Ceresiosaurus Claudiosaurus Cryptocleidus Elasmosaurus Henodus Nothosaurus Placodus Placochelys Kronosaurus Lariosaurus Libon ... more details
Taxobox name Mixosaurus fossil range Mid Triassic image Mixosaurus cornalianus 1.JPG image width 250px image caption Mixosaurus cornalianus regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Reptile Sauropsida ordo Ichthyosauria familia Mixosauridae genus Mixosaurus genus authority Baur, 1887 subdivision ranks Species subdivision M. atavus small Quenstedt, 1852 small M. callawayi small Schmitz et al., 2004 small M. cornalianus small Bassani, 1886 small M. kuhnschnyderi small Brinkmann, 1998 small M. panxianensis small Jiang, Schmitz, Hao & Sun, 2006 small M. xindianensis small Chen & Cheng, 2010 small M. yangjuanensis small Liu & Yin, 2008 small Image Mixosaurus BW.jpg thumb left Mixosaurus sp. Image Mixosaurus cornalianus.JPG thumb left Mixosaurus cornalianus Image Mixoscale.png left thumb Mixosaurus with a human to scale. Mixosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur . Fossils of Mixosaurus have been found all over the world China , Timor , Indonesia , Italy , Spitsbergen , Svalbard , Canada , Alaska , and Nevada . It was named in 1887 by George H. Baur . The name means Mixed Lizard , and was chosen because it appears to have been a transitional form between the eel shaped ichthyosaurs such as Cymbospondylus and the later dolphin shaped ichthyosaurs, such as Ichthyosaurus . Mixosaurus was a relatively small ichthyosaur, at just convert 1 m ft in length. It possessed a long tail with a low fin, suggesting it could have been a slow swimmer, but also possessed a dorsal fin for stability in the water. The paddle like limbs were made up of five toes each, unlike the three toes found in later ichthyosaurs. Noteworthy, however, is that each toe had more individual bones than is usual in reptiles, and the front limbs were longer than the back limbs, both adaptations typical of later ichthyosaurs. The jaws were narrow, with several sharp teeth, that would have been ideal for catching fish. ref name EoDP cite book editor Palmer, D. year 1999 title The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedi ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Shastasaurus fossil range Middle Triassic Middle Late Triassic image Shastasaurus2DB.jpg image width 200px image caption Shastasaurus pacificus regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Sauropsida subclassis Diapsida superordo Ichthyopterygia ordo Ichthyosauria familia Shastasauridae genus Shastasaurus genus authority Merriam, 1895 subdivision ranks Species subdivision S. carinthiacus small Huene, 1925 nomen dubium small S. neubigi small Sander, 1997 nomen dubium small S. pacificus small Merriam, 1895 type species type small br S. tangae small Cao & Luo, 2000 Shang & Li, 2009 small br synonyms Synonyms of S. pacificus br Shastasaurus alexandrae small Merriam, 1902 small br Shastasaurus osmonti small Merriam, 1902 small br Shastasaurus altispinus small Callaway & Massare, 1989 small br Shonisaurus altispinus small Motani, 1999a small br Synonyms of S. tangae br Genus level br Guizhouichthyosaurus small Cao & Luo, 2000 small br Panjiangsaurus small Chen & Chang, 2003 small br Species level br Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae small Cao & Luo, 2000 small br Panjiangsaurus epicharis small Chen & Chang, 2003 small br Cymbospondylus asiaticus small Li & You, 2002 small Image Shastasaurus BW.jpg 200px left thumb Shastasaurus pacificus Shastasaurus Mt. Shasta Lizard is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the middle and late Triassic . Specimens have been reported from the United States , Canada , Mexico , Austria , Italy , Switzerland , Germany , Spitsbergen and China . ref name Shang&Li cite journal authors Shang Qing Hua, Li Chun year 2009 title http www.ivpp.cas.cn cbw gjzdwxb xbwzxz 200909 P020090917531791680790.pdf On the occurrence of the ichthyosaur Shastasaurus in the Guanling Biota Late Triassic , Guizhou, China journal Vertebrate PalAsiatica volume 47 issue 3 pages 178 193 ref The species are S. carinthiacus Huene, 1925 from the Austrian Alps , S. neubigi Sander, 1997 from the German Muschelkalk , S. pacificus Merriam, 1895 from California and ... more details
Time Name The Triassic Time 230 Million Years Ago Hazards Nothosaurs, Cymbospondylus Peteinosaurus Identified as a Pterosaur Coelophysis Identified as a Coelurosaur Nothosaurus Tanystropheus Cymbospondylus ... by a Cymbospondylus . The Cymbospondylus begins to circle Nigel with glee, and he explains that its ... he pokes it with the prod several times, the Cymbospondylus swims away, and Nigel returns to the relative ... Dunkleosteus Cymbospondylus Ophthalmosaurus Liopleurodon Hybodus Cryptoclidus Tylosaurus Ambulocetus ... or part of it, in the case of the episode set in the Triassic, where the Cymbospondylus only ate ... more details
Infobox Book name The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life title orig translator image Image Complete guide to prehistoric life.jpg 200px author Tim Haines and Paul Chambers cover artist country language English language English series genre Reference work Reference encyclopedia publisher Firefly Books release date 2006 media type pages 216 pp isbn 1554071259 oclc 60834094 preceded by followed by The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life is an encyclopedia featuring 111 of the prehistoric animals from the Walking With... series, as well as an additional one Homo floresiensis . It was published in 2006 by Firefly Books, and written by Tim Haines with Paul Chambers. It accompanies Walking with Monsters to Walking with Beasts . Contents The book is divided into four sections other than the Index and Glossary the Paleozoic , the Mesozoic , the Cenozoic , and the Timeline or the Tree of Life. The previous three sections contain brief summaries of the time periods featured, and detailed entries for the featured animals. The lists of creatures are in the order they are shown in the book. Cambrian 543 490 million years ago Anomalocaris Trilobites Haikouichthys Ordovician 490 443 million years ago Cameroceras Megalograptus Silurian 443 417 million years ago Cephalaspis Brontoscorpio Pterygotus Devonian 417 354 million years ago Dunkleosteus Stethacanthus Hynerpeton Hyneria Carboniferous 354 290 million years ago Meganeura Petrolacosaurus Arthropleura Proterogyrinus Permian 290 248 million years ago Dimetrodon Seymouria Edaphosaurus Gorgonops Scutosaurus Diictodon Triassic 248 206 million years ago Proterosuchus Lystrosaurus Euparkeria Nothosaurus Cymbospondylus Tanystropheus Plateosaurus Placerias Thrinaxodon Coelophysis Peteinosaurus Postosuchus Jurassic 206 144 million years ago Ammonites Leedsichthys Metriorhynchus Rhamphorhynchus pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus Ophthalmosaurus Liopleurodon Cryptoclidus Hybodus Eustreptospondylus Othnielia Diplodocus Brachiosaurus Anurognathus Stego ... more details
into a variety of forms, including the sea serpent like Cymbospondylus , which reached 10 metres ... Chaohusaurus Grippia Family Utatsusauridae Utatsusaurus Order ICHTHYOSAURIA Cymbospondylus Family ... 2 Grippia label2 Ichthyosauria 2 Clade 1 Cymbospondylus 2 Clade 1 Mixosauria label2 Merriamosauria ... more details
. Cymbospondylus ref name sepkoskidatabase ref name haraamo Ichthyosauria Leidy 1868 in paleontology ... fin and fluked tail. Consequently, Cymbospondylus probably swam by wriggling its body from side ... . style height 40px style height 1px File Cymbospondylus BW.jpg thumb center 125px Cymbospondylus ... more details
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