| Shastasauridae Temporal range: Triassic
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| Skeleton of Shastasaurus sikanniensis | |
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| Scale diagram of Shonisaurus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Node: | †Merriamosauria Motani, 1999 |
| Family: | †Shastasauridae Merriam, 1895 |
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Shastasauridae is an extinct family of Triassic ichthyosaurs.[1] The family contains the largest known species of ichthyosaurs, which include some of and possibly the largest known marine reptiles.[2]
- ^ Fröbisch, N. B.; Fröbisch, J. R.; Sander, P. M.; Schmitz, L.; Rieppel, O. (2013). "Macropredatory ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic and the origin of modern trophic networks". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (4): 1393–1397. Bibcode:2013PNAS..110.1393F. doi:10.1073/pnas.1216750110. PMC 3557033. PMID 23297200.
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