Marine Reptilien aus Nevada: Bergung eines schwangeren Ichthyosauriers aus der Mitteltrias und der ersten sicher untertriassischen Ichthyosaurier aus Nordamerika

• Antragsteller: Professor Dr. Martin Sander
• Fachliche Zuordnung: Paläontologie
• Förderung: Förderung von 2014 bis 2016
• Projektkennung: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 264173172

• Erstellungsjahr: 2016

Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse

The report describes the results of two field seasons funded by this project in the Lower and Middle Triassic rocks in the Augusta Mountains of Central Nevada, USA. These field seasons took place in Juli and August 2014 and 2015, respectively, and were aimed at recovering a Middle Triassic pregnant ichthyosaur specimen, a new taxon, and three Lower Triassic ichthyosaur skeletons. These specimens were collected. In addition, another skull of the new taxon, several other Lower Triassic ichthyosaur skeletons, and a partial skeleton with an outstandingly preserved skull of the very large predatory ichthyosaur Thalattoarchon were collected. The material is partially prepared by now and currently under study.