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Sauropterygians are
united by a
radical adaptation of
their pectoral girdle,
adapted to
support powerful flipper strokes. Some
later sauropterygians,...
- The
Shaximiao Formation (simplified Chinese: 沙溪庙组;
traditional Chinese: 沙溪廟組 / 沙溪廟層; pinyin: Shāxīmiào zǔ) is a
Middle to Late Jur****ic aged geological...
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including ichthyosaurs and
sauropterygians. Some 21st
century studies have
found that ichthyosaurs,
thalattosaurs and
sauropterygians were
close relatives,...
- This
catalog of
fossil reptile research published in 2025
includes a list of new taxa that were
described during the year 2025, as well as
other significant...
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Nothosaurs (superfamily Nothosauroidea) were Tri****ic
marine sauropterygian reptiles. They
averaged about 3
metres (10 ft) in length, with a long body...
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Paleontology portal History of
science portal Dinosaurs portal This list of
fossil reptiles described in 2015 is a list of new taxa of
fossil reptiles...
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Sauropterygians of the
Katrol Formation Genus Species Material Notes Photos Cryptoclididae Indeterminate Nineteen connected vertebrae. A Plesiosaur....
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Archosauromorpha (archosaurs and
their relatives), ichthyosaurs,
sauropterygians, and/or
other marine reptiles.
Thalattosaurs have
moderate adaptations...
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Following is a list of
marine reptiles,
reptiles which are
adapted to life in
marine or
brackish environments. The
following marine reptiles are species...
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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...
