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Mixosaurus, the Glossary

Mixosaurus is an extinct genus of Middle Triassic (Anisian to Ladinian, about 250-240 Mya) ichthyosaur.^[1]

49 relations: Anisian, Barracudasauroides, Bone, China, Cladogram, Cymbospondylus, Diapsid, Dolphin, Dorsal fin, Eel, Extinction, Fenestra, Francesco Bassani, Genus, Georg Baur, Guanling Formation, Guizhou, Hefei University of Technology, Ichthyosauria, Ichthyosaurus, Italy, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Jugal bone, Ladinian, Limestone, List of ichthyosauromorph genera, Luxi County, Yunnan, Marl, Middle Triassic, Monte San Giorgio, Morphology (biology), Nature (journal), Nothosaurus, Phalarodon, Phylogenetic tree, Quadratojugal bone, Sagittal crest, Skull, South China, Species inquirenda, Switzerland, Taxonomy (biology), Ticino, Timeline of ichthyosaur research, Transitional fossil, Triassic, Type species, Vertebra, Yunnan.
Fossil taxa described in 1887
Guanling Formation
Middle Triassic ichthyosaurs
Middle Triassic reptiles of Asia
Middle Triassic reptiles of North America
Taxa named by Georg Baur

Anisian

In the geologic timescale, the Anisian is the lower stage or earliest age of the Middle Triassic series or epoch and lasted from million years ago until million years ago.

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Barracudasauroides is a genus of mixosaurid ichthyosaur which lived during the Middle Triassic. Mixosaurus and Barracudasauroides are Guanling Formation, ichthyosauromorph genera, middle Triassic ichthyosaurs and middle Triassic reptiles of Asia.

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Bone

A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Cladogram

A cladogram (from Greek clados "branch" and gramma "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms.

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Cymbospondylus

Cymbospondylus (meaning "cupped vertebrae") is an extinct genus of large ichthyosaurs, of which it is among the oldest representatives, that lived from the Lower to Middle Triassic in what are now North America and Europe. Mixosaurus and Cymbospondylus are ichthyosauromorph genera, middle Triassic ichthyosaurs, middle Triassic reptiles of Europe and middle Triassic reptiles of North America.

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Diapsid

Diapsids ("two arches") are a clade of sauropsids, distinguished from more primitive eureptiles by the presence of two holes, known as temporal fenestrae, in each side of their skulls.

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Dolphin

A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).

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Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom.

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Eel

Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Fenestra

A fenestra (fenestration;: fenestrae or fenestrations) is any small opening or pore, commonly used as a term in the biological sciences.

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Francesco Bassani

Francesco Bassani (29 October 1853 – 26 April 1916) was an Italian geologist and paleontologist among the first to identify ichthyosaur fossils from northern Italy.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Georg Baur

Georg Baur (1859–1898) was a German vertebrate paleontologist and Neo-Lamarckian who studied reptiles of the Galapagos Islands, particularly the Galápagos tortoises, in the 1890s.

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Guanling Formation

The Guanling Formation is a Middle Triassic (Anisian or Pelsonian in the regional chronostratigraphy) geologic formation in southwestern China.

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Guizhou

Guizhou is an inland province in Southwestern China.

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Hefei University of Technology

The Hefei University of Technology (HFUT) is a public university in Hefei, Anhui, China.

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Ichthyosauria

Ichthyosauria (Ancient Greek for "fish lizard" – and) is an order of large extinct marine reptiles sometimes referred to as "ichthyosaurs", although the term is also used for wider clades in which the order resides.

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Ichthyosaurus

Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys) meaning 'fish' and σαῦρος (sauros) meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian), with possible Late Triassic record, from Europe (Belgium, England, Germany, Switzerland, and Portugal). Mixosaurus and Ichthyosaurus are ichthyosauromorph genera.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1980 by Jiri Zidek (University of Oklahoma).

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Jugal bone

The jugal is a skull bone found in most reptiles, amphibians and birds.

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Ladinian

The Ladinian is a stage and age in the Middle Triassic series or epoch.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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List of ichthyosauromorph genera

This list of ichthyosauromorphs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the clade Ichthyosauromorpha, excluding purely vernacular terms.

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Luxi County, Yunnan

Luxi County is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.

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Marl

Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt.

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Middle Triassic

In the geologic timescale, the Middle Triassic is the second of three epochs of the Triassic period or the middle of three series in which the Triassic system is divided in chronostratigraphy.

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Monte San Giorgio

Monte San Giorgio is a Swiss mountain and UNESCO World Heritage Site near the border between Switzerland and Italy.

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Morphology (biology)

Morphology in biology is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

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Nature (journal)

Nature is a British weekly scientific journal founded and based in London, England.

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Nothosaurus

Nothosaurus ('false lizard', from the Ancient Greek label and label) is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile from the Triassic period, approximately 240–210 million years ago, with fossils being distributed throughout the former Tethys Ocean, from North Africa and Europe to China.

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Phalarodon

Phalarodon is an extinct genus of mixosaurid ichthyosaur known from the Middle Triassic (247.2-242.0 million years ago). Mixosaurus and Phalarodon are ichthyosauromorph genera.

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Phylogenetic tree

A phylogenetic tree, phylogeny or evolutionary tree is a graphical representation which shows the evolutionary history between a set of species or taxa during a specific time.

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Quadratojugal bone

The quadratojugal is a skull bone present in many vertebrates, including some living reptiles and amphibians.

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Sagittal crest

A sagittal crest is a ridge of bone running lengthwise along the midline of the top of the skull (at the sagittal suture) of many mammalian and reptilian skulls, among others.

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Skull

The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain.

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South China

South China is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China.

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Species inquirenda

In biological classification, a species inquirenda is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Taxonomy (biology)

In biology, taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics.

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Ticino

Ticino, sometimes Tessin, officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.

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Timeline of ichthyosaur research

This timeline of ichthyosaur research is a chronological listing of events in the history of paleontology focused on the ichthyosauromorphs, a group of secondarily aquatic marine reptiles whose later members superficially resembled dolphins, sharks, or swordfish.

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Transitional fossil

A transitional fossil is any fossilized remains of a life form that exhibits traits common to both an ancestral group and its derived descendant group.

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Triassic

The Triassic (sometimes symbolized 🝈) is a geologic period and system which spans 50.5 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.4 Mya.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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Vertebra

Each vertebra (vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column or spine, of vertebrates.

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Yunnan

Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixosaurus

Also known as Ichthyosaurus atavus, Ichthyosaurus cornalianus, Mixosaurinae, Mixosaurus cornalianus, Mixosaurus kuhnschnyderi, Mixosaurus xindianensis, Sangiorgiosaurus.

Mixosaurus, the Glossary

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See also

Fossil taxa described in 1887

Guanling Formation

Middle Triassic ichthyosaurs

Middle Triassic reptiles of Asia

Middle Triassic reptiles of North America

Taxa named by Georg Baur

References