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The marine diapsid reptile Endennasaurus from the Upper Triassic of Italy
Silvio RenestoJohannes MüllerSusan E. Evanssubject
biologyRostrumAskeptosaurusPaleontologyPostcraniamarinepalaeoecologybiology.organism_classificationDiapsidTriassicMegalancosaurusreptilesNeodiapsidaPaleontologyItaly reptiles Thalattosauriformes Triassic marine palaeoecologyEndennasaurusItalyMarine reptileEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsGeologyThalattosauriformesdescription
The marine reptile Endennasaurus from the Upper Triassic Zorzino Limestone of northern Italy is rede- scribed and reassessed. New details of the skull and postcra- nial skeleton are revealed, confirming the attribution of this genus to the diapsid reptile clade Thalattosauriformes. Phylo- genetic analysis suggests that Endennasaurus was related to the European genus Askeptosaurus and the Chinese Anshun- saurus. Despite a rather conservative postcranial morphology, Endennasaurus clearly occupied a highly specialized dietary niche as it combined a slender tapering premaxillary rostrum with a complete absence of either marginal or palatal teeth.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 |