Callawayia
Sign in to saveCallawayia is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur. It contains the species Callawayia neoscapularis.
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Callawayia is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur. It contains the species Callawayia neoscapularis.
==History of research== In 1994, Christopher McGowan reviewed the taxonomy of Shastasaurus. In this publication, he named a new species of Shastasaurus, S. neoscapularis, based on ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) 41993, a partial skeleton discovered on the shore of Williston Lake in Pink Mountain, British Columbia, Canada in 1987. The specimen was excavated from "Flipper Quarry" in 1988. The name of this species refers to the closer resemblance of its scapulae (shoulder blades) to Jurassic ichthyosaurs than those of other Triassic ichthyosaurs.