an ichthyosaur, Cymbospondylus had flippers for limbs and a fin on the tail. Like other non-parvipelvian ichthyosaurs, Cymbospondylus has a very slender...
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diversified into a variety of forms, including the still sea serpent-like Cymbospondylus, a problematic form which reached ten metres in length, and smaller...
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fragment is believed to correspond to the angular bone by comparison with Cymbospondylus youngorum, running ventrally across the entire length of the surangular...
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past, though it has since been considered distinct. The ichthyosaurs Cymbospondylus asiaticus, named in 2002, and Panjiangsaurus epicharis, named in 2003...
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both Cymbospondylus petrinus and Phantomosaurus neubigi, whereas the latter defined it as the least inclusive clade containing both Cymbospondylus piscosus...
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The species was subsequently suggested to belong to Shastasaurus or Cymbospondylus instead, before Carl Wiman named a new genus, Pessosaurus, to contain...
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and morphology are similar to some species of the contemporary genus Cymbospondylus. However, due to some missing parts of the holotype specimen, the authors...
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been a transitional form between the eel-shaped ichthyosaurs such as Cymbospondylus and the later dolphin-shaped ichthyosaurs, such as Ichthyosaurus. Baur...
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Despite its close relation to many other ichthyosaurs, in particular Cymbospondylus, Phantomosaurus appears to have a very primitive braincase which resembles...
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(2024). Sander et al. (2024) describe vertebrae of a member of the genus Cymbospondylus from the Olenekian Vikinghøgda Formation (Svalbard, Norway), interpreted...
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