The giant ichthyosaur, Temnodontosaurus, enters the LRT
No surprises here.
Temnodontosaurus (Fig. 1) nests with a smaller, but similar ichthyosaur, Platypterygius in the large reptile tree (LRT, 2030 taxa).
Temnodontosaurus platyodon
(Lydekker 1889; BMNH 2149; Early Jurassic, 9-12m estimated length) was one of the largest ichthyosaurs. Here it nests with 10x smaller Platypterygius. The eyes are 20cm in diameter in the largest specimens.
References
Fischer V (2016. Taxonomy of Platypterygius campylodon and the diversity of the last ichthyosaurs. PeerJ. 4: e2604. doi:10.7717/peerj.2604.
Lydekker R 1889. Nicholson & Lydekker, Man. Pal., Ed. 3, 2, xi
McCoy F 1867. On the occurrence of Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus in Australia. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 3, 19:355-356.
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