Mixosaurus cornalianus (Bassani, 1886) Baur, 1887
=Ichthyosaurus cornalianus Bassani, 1886
Locality: Besano, Lombardia Province, Italy. (45.9° N, 8.9° E: paleocoordinates 7.0° N, 21.6° E)
MCSN Milan collection (Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano)
Horizon: Grenzbitumenzone Member (Besano Formation)
Age: Middle Triassic, Illyrian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)
OIMUZ T 4376: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
References:
* Bassani, F., 1886, Sui Fossili E sull'eta delgi schisti bituminosi Triasici di Besano in Lmobardia: Atti della Societa italiana di scienze naturalie, e del Museu civico di storia natuale, v. 29, p. 15-66.
* Baur, G., 1887, On the morphology and origin of the Ichthyopterygia: Amerian Naturalist, v. 21, p. 837-840.
On January 8, 2020 at 9:16 PM Gregory Paul <gsp1954@aol.com> wrote:
Does anyone know the specimen # for this Mixosaurus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixosaurus#/media/File:Mixosaurus_cornalianus_Besano_3454.JPG? Any measurements?GSPaul