Short-snouted toothless ichthyosaur from China suggests Late Triassic diversification of suction feeding ichthyosaurs.
<h4>Background</h4>Ichthyosaurs were an important group of Mesozoic marine reptiles and existed from the Early Triassic to the early Late Cretaceous. Despite a great diversity in body shapes and feeding adaptations, all share greatly enlarged eyes, an elongated rostrum with numerous coni...
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Main Authors: | P Martin Sander, Xiaohong Chen, Long Cheng, Xiaofeng Wang |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/aaa036a944c848ddb60005de9aa929e4 |
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