A large new Middle Jurassic ichthyosaur shows the importance of body size evolution in the origin of the Ophthalmosauria

Abstract The Middle Jurassic is an important time period for the evolutionary history of marine reptiles as it represented a transitional phase for many clades. Notably, in ichthyosaurs, many early parvipelvian taxa went extinct. The Middle Jurassic saw the emergence of the derived Ophthalmosauria,...

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Published in:	BMC Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Feiko Miedema, Dylan Bastiaans, Torsten M. Scheyer, Christian Klug, Erin E. Maxwell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Ichthyosauria Ophthalmosauria Bajocian Body size evolution Middle Jurassic
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02208-3