Taxonomy of Platypterygius campylodon and the diversity of the last ichthyosaurs by Valentin Fischer

“…By thoroughly examining the Cenomanian ichthyosaur collections from the UK, I redescribe the syntypic series of Platypterygius campylodon. …”
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Correction: New Ophthalmosaurid Ichthyosaurs from the European Lower Cretaceous Demonstrate Extensive Ichthyosaur Survival across the Jurassic–Cretaceous Boundary. by Valentin Fischer, Michael W. Maisch, Darren Naish, Ralf Kosma, Jeff Liston, Ulrich Joger, Fritz J. Krüger, Judith Pardo Pérez, Jessica Tainsh, Robert M. Appleby

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Correction: New Ophthalmosaurid Ichthyosaurs from the European Lower Cretaceous Demonstrate Extensive Ichthyosaur Survival across the Jurassic–Cretaceous Boundary

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Correction: High Diversity in Cretaceous Ichthyosaurs from Europe Prior to Their Extinction

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FIRST RECORD OF ICHTHYOSAURS IN SICILY(UPPER TRIASSIC OF MONTE SCALPELLO, CATANIA PROVINCE) by CRISTIANO DAL SASSO, GIANNI INSACCO, ALFIO ALESSANDRO CHIARENZA, DAVIDE DI FRANCO, AGATINO REITANO

“…Here we report for the first time on the presence of ichthyosaurs in Sicily, southern Italy. The deposit of origin (Mufara Formation) can be dated to the upper Carnian (Tuvalian substage) based on a typical association of ammonites, one of which (Shastites sp.) is embedded in the sediment still encrusting one of the bone specimens recently found. …”
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Effects of body plan evolution on the hydrodynamic drag and energy requirements of swimming in ichthyosaurs by Gutarra, S, Moon, BC, Rahman, IA, Palmer, C, Lautenschlager, S, Brimacombe, AJ, Benton, MJ

“…Ichthyosaurs are an extinct group of fully marine tetrapods that were well adapted to aquatic locomotion. …”

Osteology and phylogeny of Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from the Slottsmøya Member Lagerstätte (Spitsbergen, Svalbard) by Lene L. Delsett, Aubrey J. Roberts, Patrick S. Druckenmiller, Jørn H. Hurum

“…Phylogenetic relationships within the important ichthyosaur family Ophthalmosauridae are not well established, and more specimens and characters, especially from the postcranial skeleton, are needed. …”
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The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK by Dean R. Lomax, Paul de la Salle, Marcello Perillo, Justin Reynolds, Ruby Reynolds, James F. Waldron

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Rediscovery of two casts of the historically important ‘Proteo-saurus’, the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton by Dean R. Lomax, Judy A. Massare

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Heads or tails first? Evolution of fetal orientation in ichthyosaurs, with a scrutiny of the prevailing hypothesis by Feiko Miedema, Nicole Klein, Daniel G. Blackburn, P. Martin Sander, Erin E. Maxwell, Eva M. Griebeler, Torsten M. Scheyer

“…Here, we draw upon published and original evidence to test two hypotheses: (1) Ichthyosaurs inherited viviparity from a terrestrial ancestor. (2) Asphyxiation risk is the main reason aquatic amniotes give birth tail-first. …”
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The soft tissue and skeletal anatomy of two Late Jurassic ichthyosaur specimens from the Solnhofen archipelago by Lene L. Delsett, Henrik Friis, Martina Kölbl-Ebert, Jørn H. Hurum

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A new specimen of Palvennia hoybergeti: implications for cranial and pectoral girdle anatomy in ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs by Lene Liebe Delsett, Patrick Scott Druckenmiller, Aubrey Jane Roberts, Jørn Harald Hurum

“…The Late Jurassic Slottsmøya Member Lagerstätte on Spitsbergen preserves a diverse array of marine reptiles, including four named taxa of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs. One of these, Palvennia hoybergeti, is based on the single holotype specimen (SVB 1451) with an incomplete skull. …”
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The anatomy, taxonomy and systematics of Middle Triassic–Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs (Reptilia: Ichthyopterygia) and the phylogeny of Ichthyopterygia by Wolniewicz, A

“…<p>Ichthyosaurs were a successful group of Mesozoic marine reptiles spanning a time interval of nearly 160 million years, from the Early Triassic to the early Late Cretaceous. …”

A large new Middle Jurassic ichthyosaur shows the importance of body size evolution in the origin of the Ophthalmosauria by Feiko Miedema, Dylan Bastiaans, Torsten M. Scheyer, Christian Klug, Erin E. Maxwell

“…Abstract The Middle Jurassic is an important time period for the evolutionary history of marine reptiles as it represented a transitional phase for many clades. Notably, in ichthyosaurs, many early parvipelvian taxa went extinct. …”
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A new Lower Triassic ichthyopterygian assemblage from Fossil Hill, Nevada by Neil P. Kelley, Ryosuke Motani, Patrick Embree, Michael J. Orchard

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The dinosaurs that weren’t: osteohistology supports giant ichthyosaur affinity of enigmatic large bone segments from the European Rhaetian by Marcello Perillo, P Martin Sander

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Skeletal convergence in thunniform sharks, ichthyosaurs, whales, and tunas, and its possible ecological links through the marine ecosystem evolution by Ryosuke Motani, Kenshu Shimada

“…Abstract Tunas, lamnid sharks, modern whales, and derived ichthyosaurs converged on the thunniform body plan, with a fusiform body, lunate caudal fin, compressed peduncle, and peduncle joint. …”
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EVIDENCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC FEEDING BETWEEN ICHTHYOSAURS AND THE OLDEST OCCURRENCE OF THE HEXANCHID SHARK <em>NOTIDANODON</em> FROM THE UPPER JURASSIC OF NORTHERN ITALY by GIOVANNI SERAFINI, JACOPO AMALFITANO, MIRIAM COBIANCHI, BEATRICE FORNACIARI, ERIN E. MAXWELL, CESARE ANDREA PAPAZZONI, GUIDO ROGHI, LUCA GIUSBERTI

“…Both specimens consist of partially articulated postcranial elements from two distinct ichthyosaurs, including vertebrae, ribs, and some fragmentary elements of the appendicular skeleton. …”
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<em>CYMBOSPONDYLUS</em> VERTEBRAE (ICHTHYOSAURIA, SHASTASAURIDAE) FROM THE UPPER ANISIAN PREZZO LIMESTONE (MIDDLE TRIASSIC, SOUTHERN ALPS) WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHRONOSTRATIGRAPH... by MARCO BALINI, SILVIO C. RENESTO

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Oldest record of Machimosaurini (Thalattosuchia, Teleosauroidea): teeth and scavenging traces from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) of Switzerland by Torsten M. Scheyer, Michela M. Johnson, Dylan Bastiaans, Feiko Miedema, Erin E. Maxwell, Christian Klug

“…Here, we document the first evidence of macrophagous/durophagous Machimosaurini-tribe teleosauroid thalattosuchians from the late Bajocian (ca 169 Ma) in the form of three robust tooth crowns with conical blunt shapes and anastomosed pattern of thick enamel ridges towards the apex, associated with the skeleton of a large ichthyosaur lacking preserved tooth crowns. The tooth crowns were found on the posterior section of the lower jaw (left angular), a lacrimal and the axis neural arch of the ichthyosaur. …”
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