Thaisaurus

Thaisaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyopterygian marine reptile that lived during the Spathian[1] (late Olenekian, Early Triassic). Fossils have been found in Thailand.[2]

Thaisaurus
Temporal range: Early Triassic
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Ichthyopterygia
Family: Thaisauridae
Maisch, 2010
Genus: Thaisaurus
Mazin et al., 1991
Type species
Thaisaurus chonglakmanii
Mazin et al., 1991

See also

References

  1. Tongtherm, Kittichai; Shigeta, Yasunari; Sardsud, Apsorn; Sashida, Katsuo; Agematsu, Sachiko (October 2020). "Age of the Early Triassic Ichthyopterygian Thaisaurus Inferred from Ammonoid Biostratigraphy". Paleontological Research. 24 (4): 276–284. doi:10.2517/2019PR022. S2CID 222136795.
  2. New Material of Qianichtyosaurus Li, 1999 (Reptilia, Ichthyosauria) from the late Triassic of southern China, and Implications for the Distribution of Triassic Ichthyosaurs. Elizabeth L. Nicholls, Chen Wei, Makoto Manabe.


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