2013 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks, burrows, cast-off pa
Species described
Sinemys brevispinus Holotype IVPP
Malawania
Thalattoarchon saurophagis
Thalattosauria
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Thalattosauria is an extinct order of marine reptiles that lived during the Triassic Period. Thalattosaurs were diverse in size and shape, and are divided into two superfamilies: Askeptosauroidea and
2013 in paleontology
…Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Concavispina Gen. et sp. nov Valid Zhao et al. Triassic Xiaowa Formation China A thalattosaurid thalattosaur. The type species is Concavispina biseridens Ichthyopterygians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis…
Many 20th-century paleontologists considered thalattosaurs to be an independent offshoot of formerly terrestrial reptiles closely related to squamates (such as lizards) or rhynchocephalians (such as the tuatara, pictured)
Thalattosaurs have been proposed to be related to various reptile groups including archosauromorphs, sauropterygians, and ichthyosaurs (such as Temnodontosaurus, pictured)
Anshunsaurus huangguoshuensis NTM
Askeptosaurus italicus