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Not many vertebrates are known from the Late Triassic Norian stage in Western North America: Shastasaurus (or Shonisaurus) sikkaniensis from the Pardonet formation of British Columbia was the largest marine reptile ever found. Gunakadeit was an odd thalattosaur from Alaska.

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2023-02-27

A small WIP preview of one of our thalattosaurs. This strange creature swam in the warm shallow seas of Switzerland ~240ish million years ago. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess...

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2022-08-27

Many thanks again for the hospitality ! Here is a little preview of our models. The thalattosaur Edennasaurus & the basal? diapsid Drepanosaurus both bizarre animals are from the Norian of Lombardy (Italy). More soon!

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2022-04-09

This is a phenomenon in its own right, as it evolved in swordfishes/sailfishes, leptonectid ichthyosaurs like Eurhinosaurus, Protosphyraena (left), and thalattosaurs like Xinpusaurus (right).

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2022-02-03

A quick little sketch of the new thalattosaur Gunakadeit joseeae.

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2020-02-05