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Nothosaur

Nothosaurs (superfamily Nothosauroidea) were Triassic marine sauropterygian reptiles. They averaged about 3 metres (10 ft) in length, with a long body and tail. The feet were paddle-like, and are known to have been webbed in life, to help power the animal when swimming. The neck was quite long, and the head was elongated and flattened, and relatively…

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Nothosaur

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Triples38
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Sources · 19
Nothosaur → Benton, Blackwell Science Ltd, Evolution, Fantastic Facts About Dinosaurs, Friedrich Pfeil Table, Handbuch, In, ISBN, Jinny, John Wiley, Johnson, Palaoherpetologie, Parragon, Rieppel, Sauropterygia, Sons Inc, Verlag Dr, Vertebrate Paleontology, Vertebrates
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Nothosaur → Eusauropterygia, Many, Nothosauria, Nothosauridae, Nothosauroidea, Pachypleurosauria, Pistosauroidea, Simosauridae, The, The Nothosauroidea
related to Distribution · 9
Nothosaur → Anisian, Lariosaurus, Middle Triassic, New Zealand, Nothosaurus, Panthalassa, Southern Hemisphere, Tethys, This

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pachypleurosauria nothosauroidea long clade lijiangosaurus simosaurus wangosaurus nothosauridae triassic body brevicaudosaurus dawazisaurus sauropterygian nothosauria reptiles nothosaurus pachypleurosaurs analyses taxon nothosaurs

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Nothosaurrelated to DistributionAnisian0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to DistributionNew Zealand0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to DistributionTethys0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to DistributionPanthalassa0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to DistributionMiddle Triassic0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to DistributionThis0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to DistributionSouthern Hemisphere0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to DistributionNothosaurus0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to DistributionLariosaurus0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to SourcesJohnson0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to SourcesJinny0.60section
Nothosaurrelated to SourcesFantastic Facts About Dinosaurs0.60section

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