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'''''Quasianosteosaurus''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] [[ichthyosaur]] known from the late [[Early Triassic]] (late [[Olenekian]] stage) of [[Spitsbergen]] of the [[Svalbard]] archipelago, [[Norway]]. It was first named by [[Michael |
'''''Quasianosteosaurus''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] [[ichthyosaur]] known from the late [[Early Triassic]] (late [[Olenekian]] stage) of [[Spitsbergen]] of the [[Svalbard]] archipelago, [[Norway]]. It was first named by [[Michael Werner Maisch]] and [[Andreas Theodor Matzke]] in [[2003 in paleontology|2003]] and the [[type species]] is '''''Quasianosteosaurus vikinghoegdai'''''. The [[name of a biological genus|generic name]] is derived from [[Latin]] ''quasi'', "almost", and [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ''anosteos'', "boneless" and ''sauros'', "lizard", regarding the preservation of the [[holotype]] which is almost exclusively a natural cast of the skull with very little original bone. The [[specific name (zoology)|specific name]] is derived from ''Vikinghøgda'', "Mount Viking", where the holotype was found. ''Quasianosteosaurus'' is known only from the holotype MNHN Nr. SVT 331, a partial three-dimensionally preserved [[skull]] consisting of the snout and [[Orbit (anatomy)|orbital]] and [[Postorbital bone|postorbital]] regions. The skull is by far the largest Early Triassic ichthyosaur skull known, with an estimated [[Cranium|cranial]] length of {{convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It was collected from the lowermost ''[[Grippia]]'' Niveau of the [[Sticky Keep Formation]] (Spathian substage), Sassendalen Group at Mount Viking, [[Sassendalen]]. A [[phylogenetic]] analysis performed by Maisch & Matzke (2003) found it to be a basal ichthyosaur, [[sister taxon]] to [[Hueneosauria]].<ref name=Quasianosteosaurus>{{cite journal |author1=Michael W. Maisch |author2=Andreas T. Matzke |year=2003 |title=Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part XII. A new Early Triassic ichthyosaur genus from Spitzbergen [''sic''] |journal=Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen |volume=229 |issue=3 |pages=317–338 |doi=10.1127/njgpa/229/2003/317 }}</ref> |
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| Quasianosteosaurus Temporal range: Early Triassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Family: | †Quasianosteosauridae Maisch & Matzke, 2003 |
| Genus: | †Quasianosteosaurus Maisch & Matzke, 2003 |
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| †Quasianosteosaurus vikinghoegdai Maisch & Matzke, 2003
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Quasianosteosaurus is an extinct genus of basal ichthyosaur known from the late Early Triassic (late Olenekian stage) of Spitsbergen of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It was first named by Michael Werner Maisch and Andreas Theodor Matzke in 2003 and the type species is Quasianosteosaurus vikinghoegdai. The generic name is derived from Latin quasi, "almost", and Greek anosteos, "boneless" and sauros, "lizard", regarding the preservation of the holotype which is almost exclusively a natural cast of the skull with very little original bone. The specific name is derived from Vikinghøgda, "Mount Viking", where the holotype was found. Quasianosteosaurus is known only from the holotype MNHN Nr. SVT 331, a partial three-dimensionally preserved skull consisting of the snout and orbital and postorbital regions. The skull is by far the largest Early Triassic ichthyosaur skull known, with an estimated cranial length of 50 cm (20 in). It was collected from the lowermost Grippia Niveau of the Sticky Keep Formation (Spathian substage), Sassendalen Group at Mount Viking, Sassendalen. A phylogenetic analysis performed by Maisch & Matzke (2003) found it to be a basal ichthyosaur, sister taxon to Hueneosauria.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Michael W. Maisch; Andreas T. Matzke (2003). "Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part XII. A new Early Triassic ichthyosaur genus from Spitzbergen [sic]". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 229 (3): 317–338. doi:10.1127/njgpa/229/2003/317.
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