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Forelimb and partial hindlimb of the holotype of the Triassic ichthyosaur Toretocnemus (originally Leptocheirus, also Merriamia) zitteli. This image is derived from plate 22 in Merriam (1903), done by an uncredited artist.
Original description: Leptocheirus zitteli n. gen. and sp.
Figures reproduced natural size from the type specimen.

Fig. 1. — Superior side of left anterior limb. r, radius.
Fig. 2. — Posterior limb. t, tibia.

Forelimb and partial hindlimb of the holotype of the Triassic ichthyosaur Toretocnemus (originally Leptocheirus, also Merriamia) zitteli. This image is derived from plate 22 in Merriam (1903), done by an uncredited artist. Original description: Leptocheirus zitteli n. gen. and sp. Figures reproduced natural size from the type specimen. Fig. 1. — Superior side of left anterior limb. r, radius. Fig. 2. — Posterior limb. t, tibia.

membre description Trias holotype +7
Various fossils pertaining to the holotype of the Triassic ichthyosaur Toretocnemus californicus. This image is derived from plate 24 in Merriam (1903), done by an uncredited artist. The arrangement of the individual figures has been modified from the original.
Original description:
Toretocnemus californicus n. gen. and sp.
Figures reproduced natural size from the type specimen.

Fig. 1. — Inferior side of right posterior limb. t, tibia.
Fig. 2. — Right anterior limb. r, radius.
Fig. 3.— Pelvic arch.
Fig. 4. — Middle dorsal vertebrae and a rib from the same region.

Various fossils pertaining to the holotype of the Triassic ichthyosaur Toretocnemus californicus. This image is derived from plate 24 in Merriam (1903), done by an uncredited artist. The arrangement of the individual figures has been modified from the original. Original description: Toretocnemus californicus n. gen. and sp. Figures reproduced natural size from the type specimen. Fig. 1. — Inferior side of right posterior limb. t, tibia. Fig. 2. — Right anterior limb. r, radius. Fig. 3.— Pelvic arch. Fig. 4. — Middle dorsal vertebrae and a rib from the same region.

membre description Trias fossile +6
Illustration of some anterior caudal vertebrae of the Californian ichthyosaur Torteocnemus californicus (specimen UCMP 8100), from Merriam's 1908 monograph on American Triassic ichthyosaurs. This illustration appeared as figure 4 of plate 14; it has been modified to remove the stamp placed on top of it. While Merriam credits two illustrators as having produced artwork for this publication, it is not clear which of them created this image.

Illustration of some anterior caudal vertebrae of the Californian ichthyosaur Torteocnemus californicus (specimen UCMP 8100), from Merriam's 1908 monograph on American Triassic ichthyosaurs. This illustration appeared as figure 4 of plate 14; it has been modified to remove the stamp placed on top of it. While Merriam credits two illustrators as having produced artwork for this publication, it is not clear which of them created this image.

Trias spécimen Ichthyosauria Merriamia +1
Comparison between the tails of for different Ichthyosauria specimens, captions present and in German, from Abel, O. (1919). Die Stämme der Wirbeltiere.

Comparison between the tails of for different Ichthyosauria specimens, captions present and in German, from Abel, O. (1919). Die Stämme der Wirbeltiere.

spécimen Ichthyosauria Mixosauridae
Figure description from paper: "Figure 23: Early and Middle Triassic ichthyopterygian heads possessing longirostry.
Simplified outlines of four different Early and Middle Triassic ichthyopterygian heads possessing a long and slender rostrum. Specimens are at the same scale. (A) Utatsusaurus hataii (UHR 30691, Motani, Minoura & Ando, 1998); (B) Grippia longirostris (PMU R445, Motani, 2000); (C) Mixosaurus cornalianus (BES SC 1000, Renesto et al., 2020); (D) Besanosaurus leptorhynchus (PIMUZ T 4847, this paper); (E) Cymbospondylus buchseri (PIMUZ T 4351, Sander, 1989). Scale bar represents 10 cm."
References:

Bindellini, G.; Wolniewicz, A.S.; Miedema, F.; Scheyer, T.M.; Dal Sasso, C. (2021). "Cranial anatomy of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Monte San Giorgio, Italy/Switzerland: Taxonomic and palaeobiological implications". PeerJ 9: e11179. DOI:10.7717/peerj.11179.

Figure description from paper: "Figure 23: Early and Middle Triassic ichthyopterygian heads possessing longirostry. Simplified outlines of four different Early and Middle Triassic ichthyopterygian heads possessing a long and slender rostrum. Specimens are at the same scale. (A) Utatsusaurus hataii (UHR 30691, Motani, Minoura & Ando, 1998); (B) Grippia longirostris (PMU R445, Motani, 2000); (C) Mixosaurus cornalianus (BES SC 1000, Renesto et al., 2020); (D) Besanosaurus leptorhynchus (PIMUZ T 4847, this paper); (E) Cymbospondylus buchseri (PIMUZ T 4351, Sander, 1989). Scale bar represents 10 cm." References: Bindellini, G.; Wolniewicz, A.S.; Miedema, F.; Scheyer, T.M.; Dal Sasso, C. (2021). "Cranial anatomy of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Monte San Giorgio, Italy/Switzerland: Taxonomic and palaeobiological implications". PeerJ 9: e11179. DOI:10.7717/peerj.11179.

écaille description Italie Suisse +12
Besanosaurus leptorhynchus referred specimen PIMUZ T 4376, preserved on the same slab as a specimen of the smaller Mixosaurus. Scale bar represents 50 cm (1.6 ft). Figure 3C of Bindellini et al. (2021).
References:

Bindellini, G.; Wolniewicz, A.S.; Miedema, F.; Scheyer, T.M.; Dal Sasso, C. (2021). "Cranial anatomy of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Monte San Giorgio, Italy/Switzerland: Taxonomic and palaeobiological implications". PeerJ 9: e11179. DOI:10.7717/peerj.11179.

Besanosaurus leptorhynchus referred specimen PIMUZ T 4376, preserved on the same slab as a specimen of the smaller Mixosaurus. Scale bar represents 50 cm (1.6 ft). Figure 3C of Bindellini et al. (2021). References: Bindellini, G.; Wolniewicz, A.S.; Miedema, F.; Scheyer, T.M.; Dal Sasso, C. (2021). "Cranial anatomy of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Monte San Giorgio, Italy/Switzerland: Taxonomic and palaeobiological implications". PeerJ 9: e11179. DOI:10.7717/peerj.11179.

écaille Italie Suisse Trias moyen +8
Reconstructed skeleton of the indeterminate Moroccan Cretaceous plioplatecarpine (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae) NMNS005676 F043103, possibly Gavialimimus almaghribensis or an unnamed species (according to Yang, 2022). A collection of the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan), the specimen was on display in the National Taiwan Museum during a special exhibition.

Reconstructed skeleton of the indeterminate Moroccan Cretaceous plioplatecarpine (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae) NMNS005676 F043103, possibly Gavialimimus almaghribensis or an unnamed species (according to Yang, 2022). A collection of the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan), the specimen was on display in the National Taiwan Museum during a special exhibition.

musée Taïwan Crétacé spécimen +6
Lithography of specimen ANSP 9534, the lectotype of Deinodon horridus.
Taxons Deinodontinae

Lithography of specimen ANSP 9534, the lectotype of Deinodon horridus.

spécimen Deinodon Deinodontinae
PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; ; ; microslide; HOLOTYPE. See: Sanders, Howard L. 1955. The Cephalocarida, a new subclass of Crustacea from Long Island Sound. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 41 (1): 61-66.; CSBR Slide Grant Image 2015; IZ number 3617; lot count 1; Microslide 01, balsam, whole mount; 1954-07-23T00:00:00Z
Taxons Brachypoda

PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; ; ; microslide; HOLOTYPE. See: Sanders, Howard L. 1955. The Cephalocarida, a new subclass of Crustacea from Long Island Sound. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 41 (1): 61-66.; CSBR Slide Grant Image 2015; IZ number 3617; lot count 1; Microslide 01, balsam, whole mount; 1954-07-23T00:00:00Z

holotype spécimen Brachypoda
Brontosaurus excelsus in the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Brontosaurus excelsus
Inv no. YPM 1980 (holotype specimen of the species)
Discoverer William H. Reed 1879
Locality Como Bluff, Wyoming
Age Morrison Formatian, Jurassic period, 150 million years ago
Taxons Phytodinosauria

Brontosaurus excelsus in the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. Brontosaurus excelsus Inv no. YPM 1980 (holotype specimen of the species) Discoverer William H. Reed 1879 Locality Como Bluff, Wyoming Age Morrison Formatian, Jurassic period, 150 million years ago

musée Morrison Jurassique holotype +3
"Daspletosaurus torosus" skeleton cast, reconstructed and mounted by Triebold Paleontology based on a nearly complete specimen from Montana's Judith River Formation

"Daspletosaurus torosus" skeleton cast, reconstructed and mounted by Triebold Paleontology based on a nearly complete specimen from Montana's Judith River Formation

Judith River moulage spécimen Daspletosaurini +3
Albertosaurus skull cast (specimen TMP 1981.010.0001) at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen.
Taxons Albertosaurinae

Albertosaurus skull cast (specimen TMP 1981.010.0001) at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen.

musée moulage spécimen Albertosaurinae +2
Collage of two protoceratopsids. Bagaceratops (top) and Protoceratops (bottom). These files are already on Commons with their respective licenses. This montage was made for the article Protoceratopsidae on Wikipedia.
File:Bagaceratops specimen MPC-D 100 551B.png
File:Protoceratops specimen MPC-D 100 519.jpg
Taxons Protoceratopsidae

Collage of two protoceratopsids. Bagaceratops (top) and Protoceratops (bottom). These files are already on Commons with their respective licenses. This montage was made for the article Protoceratopsidae on Wikipedia. File:Bagaceratops specimen MPC-D 100 551B.png File:Protoceratops specimen MPC-D 100 519.jpg

spécimen Bagaceratops Bagaceratopsidae Protoceratops +1
Collage of two protoceratopsids. Bagaceratops (top) and Protoceratops (bottom). These files are already on Commons with their respective licenses. This montage was made for the article Protoceratopsidae on Wikipedia.
File:Bagaceratops specimen MPC-D 100 551B.png
File:Protoceratops specimen MPC-D 100 519.jpg
Taxons Bagaceratopsidae

Collage of two protoceratopsids. Bagaceratops (top) and Protoceratops (bottom). These files are already on Commons with their respective licenses. This montage was made for the article Protoceratopsidae on Wikipedia. File:Bagaceratops specimen MPC-D 100 551B.png File:Protoceratops specimen MPC-D 100 519.jpg

spécimen Bagaceratops Bagaceratopsidae Protoceratops +1
Restored skull and neck vertebra of Anzu wyliei (previously labelled as a specimen of Chirostenotes)
Taxons Caenagnathidae

Restored skull and neck vertebra of Anzu wyliei (previously labelled as a specimen of Chirostenotes)

vertèbre spécimen Anzu Caenagnathidae +4
Restored skull and neck vertebra of Anzu wyliei (previously labelled as a specimen of Chirostenotes)
Taxons Caenagnathinae

Restored skull and neck vertebra of Anzu wyliei (previously labelled as a specimen of Chirostenotes)

vertèbre spécimen Anzu Caenagnathidae +4
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