Cartorhynchus
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Cartorhynchus is an extinct genus of early ichthyosauriform marine reptile that lived during the Early Triassic epoch, about 248 million years ago. The genus contains a single species, Cartorhynchus l
Cartorhynchus lenticarpus holotype NGMC
Stratigraphic diagram of the Nanlinghu Formation at the Majiashan Quarry (the source locality of Sclerocormus is marked in red)
Life reconstruction
Sclerocormus is the closest relative of Cartorhynchus, with the two forming the Nasorostra
Omphalosauridae
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Omphalosauridae is an extinct family of Ichthyosauriformes that lived during the Early to Mid Triassic period of Europe, North America, and Asia. This family is currently composed of three genera; Car
Cartorhynchus
…Phylogenetic analyses conducted by Motani and colleagues found that the two were closely related to each other — forming a clade (group) called the Nasorostra — and to the Ichthyopterygia, to which nasorostrans formed the sister group. Cartorhynchus and Sclerocormus were united by their short snouts, elongated…
Sclerocormus
Life restoration of Omphalosaurus nevadanus.
Life restoration of several basal Ichthyopterygians with Cartorhynchus at the top left and Sclerocormus near the bottom left.