Tag: Mixosauridae
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Ichthyosauria indet. (cf. Mixosauridae), anterior caudal? vertebra centrum, 43/LMK
Ichthyosauria indet. (cf. Mixosauridae) Middle Triassic, Lower Gogolin Beds, Upper Silesia, Poland A vertebral centrum of a small marine reptile, likely a member of the Mixosauridae—early ichthyosaurs known from the Triassic. The centrum is short, disc-shaped, subhexagonal in outline, and tapering upward. The articular surfaces of the centrum are strongly amphicoelous. Dorsally, the floor of…
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Ichthyosauria indet. (cf. Mixosauridae), distal caudal vertebra centrum, 42/LMK
A well-preserved specimen of the distal caudal vertebra centrum of a small ichthyosaur. In Middle Triassic sediments of Upper Silesia, finds associated with ichthyosaurs are significantly rarer than those of representatives of other groups of marine reptiles.
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Ichthyosauria indet. (cf. Mixosauridae), vertebra centrum, 16/LMK
Ichthyosauria indet. (cf. Mixosaurus sp.) Middle Triassic, Lower Gogolin Beds, Upper Silesia, Poland Ichthyosaur remains are extremely rare in the Muschelkalk deposits of Upper Silesia. The photos show a single vertebral centrum – though slightly damaged, it clearly displays the diagnostic features that allow for its assignment to this group of extinct marine reptiles (most…