Shastasauridae

Shastasauridae; Temporal range:
	Skeleton of Shastasaurus sikanniensis
	Scale diagram of Shonisaurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Node:	†Merriamosauria; Motani, 1999
Family:	†Shastasauridae; Merriam, 1895
Genera
	†Besanosaurus?; †Guanlingsaurus; †Guizhouichthyosaurus?; †Himalayasaurus; †Ichthyotitan?; †Shastasaurus; †Shonisaurus;

Shastasauridae is an extinct family of ichthyosaurs from the Late Triassic with a possible Early Jurassic record.^[1] The family contains the largest known species of ichthyosaurs, which include some of and possibly the largest known marine reptiles.^[2]

^ Martin, J.E.; Vincent, P.; Suan, G.; Sharpe, T.; Hodges, P.; William, M.; Howells, C.; Fischer, V. (2015). "A Mysterious Giant Ichthyosaur from the Lowermost Jurassic of Wales". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 60 (4). Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences: 837–842. doi:10.4202/app.00062.2014. S2CID 13714078.
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Shastasauridae Temporal range:

Skeleton of Shastasaurus sikanniensis

Scale diagram of Shonisaurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Node:	†Merriamosauria Motani, 1999
Family:	†Shastasauridae Merriam, 1895
Genera
†Besanosaurus? †Guanlingsaurus †Guizhouichthyosaurus? †Himalayasaurus †Ichthyotitan? †Shastasaurus †Shonisaurus