POSTCRANIAL ANATOMY OF BESANOSAURUS LEPTORHYNCHUS (REPTILIA: ICHTHYOSAURIA) FROM THE MIDDLE TRIASSIC BESANO FORMATION OF MONTE SAN GIORGIO (ITALY/SWITZERLAND), WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTING THE SWIMMING STYLES OF TRIASSIC ICHTHYOSAURS

Postcranial anatomy of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Monte San Giorgio (Italy/Switzerland), with implications for reconstructing the swimming styles of Triassic ichthyosaurs

Abstract Besanosaurus leptorhynchus Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996 was originally described on the basis of a single complete fossil specimen excavated near Besano (Italy).However, a recent taxonomic revision and re-examination of the cranial osteology allowed for the assignment of five additional specimens to the taxon.Here, we analyse, describe and disc

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