A new specimen of Utatsusaurus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Lower Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation of British Columbia

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An incomplete skull and mandible of the primitive ichthyosaur Utatsusaurus is described from the Lower Triassic Vega Phroso Member of the Sulphur Mountain Formation of British Columbia. The specimen contributes to our knowledge of the cranial anatomy of the genus, which was previously known primarily from postcranial material, and extends its geographic range to Canada. The presence of an isodont dentition in this primitive genus suggests that isodonty rather than heterodonty may be the primitive character state for the Ichthyosauria.

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