Project 3627: J. Liu, S. Hu, O. Rieppel, D. Jiang, M. J. Benton, N. P. Kelley, J. C. Aitchison, C. Zhou, W. Wen, J. Huang, T. Xie, T. Lv. 2015. A gigantic nothosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of SW China and its implication for the Triassic biotic recovery. Scientific Reports. 4 (1):null.
Specimen: † Simosaurus (unvouchered)
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Abstract

The presence of gigantic apex predators in the eastern Panthalassic and western Tethyan oceans suggests that complex ecosystems in the sea had become re-established in these regions at least by the early Middle Triassic, after the Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME). However, it is not clear whether oceanic ecosystem recovery from the PTME was globally synchronous because of the apparent lack of such predators in the eastern Tethyan/western Panthalassic region prior to the Late Triassic. Here we report a gigantic nothosaur from the lower Middle Triassic of Luoping in southwest China (eastern Tethyan ocean), which possesses the largest known lower jaw among Triassic sauropterygians. Phylogenetic analysis suggests parallel evolution of gigantism in Triassic sauropterygians. Discovery of this gigantic apex predator, together with associated diverse marine reptiles and the complex food web, indicates global recovery of shallow marine ecosystems from PTME by the early Middle Triassic.


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Article DOI: 10.1038/srep07142

Project DOI: 10.7934/P3627, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P3627
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  • 1 Document
  • 22 Taxa
  • 1 Specimen
  • 74 Characters
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Total scored cells: 1163
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Total characters: 74
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Total character states: 163
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    Authors' Institutions

    • National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

    • Beijing University (Peking University)

    • University of Sydney

    • Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

    • University of Bristol

    • Field Museum of Natural History

    • China Geological Survey

    • Hefei University of Technology



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    Ana Andruchow-Colombo
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    Jun Liu
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    Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M26432' (22 Taxa)

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    [1] † Pachypleurosauria
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    5696900003
    [2] † Simosaurus
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    1727201003
    [3] † Germanosaurus
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    42323200003
    [4] † Nothosaurus winkelhorsti
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    38363600003
    [5] † Nothosaurus yangjuanensis
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    7676700003
    [6] † Nothosaurus marchicus
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    21535300003
    [7] † Nothosaurus mirabilis
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    21535300003
    [8] † Nothosaurus juvenilis
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    34404000003
    [9] † Nothosaurus giganteus
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    8666600003
    [10] † Nothosaurus zhangi
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    659900003
    [11] † Nothosaurus tchernovi
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    27454502003
    [12] † Nothosaurus haasi
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    29434302003
    [13] † Nothosaurus youngi
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    6686800003
    [14] † Nothosaurus jagisteus
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    9656500003
    [15] † Nothosaurus edingerae
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    48262600003
    [16] † Lariosaurus hongguoensis
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    14606000003
    [17] † Lariosaurus buzzii
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    14606000003
    [18] † Lariosaurus calcagnii
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    12626200003
    [19] † Lariosaurus curionii
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    21535300003
    [20] † Lariosaurus balsami
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    19555500003
    [21] † Lariosaurus valceresii
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    18565600003
    [22] † Lariosaurus xingyiensis
    Last Modified in 01/30/20
    6686800003


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    Project overview1147
    Media views2443Media search (2052 views); M684074 (391 views);
    Matrix views751Matrix landing page (644 views); Morphological matrix from Liu et al. 2014 (prepared by MorphoBank curators from original submission) (107 views);
    Documents list648
    Views for media list736
    Specimen list1164
    Taxon list2604
    Bibliography507




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    Total downloads from project132
    Project downloads126
    Matrix downloads4Morphological matrix from Liu et al. 2014 (prepared by MorphoBank curators from original submission) (4 downloads);
    Document downloads2Character list and matrix (2 downloads);