Name - Mixosaurus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:695589 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Mixosaurus Baur 1887

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• New ichthyosaurian (Amniota, ?Diapsida) remains in the Triassic of Friuli (NE Italy).
• The palaeohistology of the basal ichthyosaur Mixosaurus Baur, 1887 (Ichthyopterygia, Mixosauridae) from the Middle Triassic: Palaeobiological implications.
• Heads or tails first? Evolution of fetal orientation in ichthyosaurs, with a scrutiny of the prevailing hypothesis.
• A new species of mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of Luxi County, Yunnan Province, South China.
• Postcranial anatomy of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Monte San Giorgio (Italy/Switzerland), with implications for reconstructing the swimming styles of Triassic ichthyosaurs.

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