Cranial morphology and relationships of a new grippidian (Ichthyopterygia) from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of British Columbia, Canada
| Autor: | Robin S. Cuthbertson, Jason S. Anderson, Anthony P. Russell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33:831-847 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2809 0272-4634 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02724634.2013.755989 |
| Popis: | In 1989, TMP 89.127.3, a basal ichthyopterygian, was collected as a counterpart slab from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of the Sulphur Mountain Formation in east-central British Columbia, Canada. Previous investigations of its postcranial skeleton resulted in ambiguous taxonomic affinities, with it being identified as either Grippia cf. longirostris or Parvinatator wapitiensis. More recently, the part slab of TMP 89.127.3 was collected and prepared, revealing important new cranial data that permits its systematic relationships to be more thoroughly assessed and previously proposed taxonomic affinities to be tested. By integrating both cranial and postcranial data, phylogenetic analysis recovers TMP 89.127.3 and Grippia as members of Grippidia, nested within Eoichthyosauria. TMP 89.127.3 can be distinguished from Grippia by possessing the following autapomorphies: metacarpal I with a notched peripheral shaft; cylindrical anterior teeth with a crown shape index >5.0; and a postf... |
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