Shastasaurus
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| phylum | Chordata | Shastasaurus ("Mount Shasta lizard") is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the middle and late Triassic. Specimens have been found in the United States, Canada, and China.
Shastasaurus pacificus from California was a medium-sized ichthyosaur, measuring over 7 metres in length. A second possible species of Shastasaurus, S. sikanniensis, is known from the Pardonet Formation British Columbia, dating to the middle Norian age (about 210 million years ago). S. sikanniensis is one of the largest ichthyosaurs, measuring up to 21 metres in length. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Ichthyopterygia |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Ichthyosauria | |
| family | Shastasauridae | |
| genus | Shastasaurus | |
| Temporal range | Middle-Late Triassic |
