Talk:Ichthyotitan

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why is this animal so fat[edit]

also is there an article for obesity in animals like turtles can turtles become obese? 1204753792 edits (talk) 01:04, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not animals generally, no. You are welcome to create it - I'm sure there is literature on it - we currently have an article for obesity in pets, but that does not mention turtles. Also this creature is likely large as a result of adaptations for its environment, not as the result of any medical condition. LegalSmeagolian (talk) 15:06, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The authors did not venture into a weight estimate. However, in 2021 for a 21 metre long Shonisaurus a mass was estimated of 81 tonnes. Some remains of giant ichthyosaurs indicated a length of thirty metres. That would implicate an astounding 250 tonnes, even without assuming special fat layers. Gregory S. Paul considered these to be vast overestimations. He claimed that a correct stronger curvature of the vertebral column would have reduced length. Correctly slanting the ribs would have lowered the depth of the trunk. He estimated the weight of Shonisaurus at just sixteen tonnes. Applying this line of thought, Ichthyotitan might be twenty metres long and thirty to fifty tonnes heavy.--MWAK (talk) 08:07, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Any classification section ?[edit]

Usually when a new species of prehistoric animal (and even more of this kind) is immediately described, there is already a "classification" section, sometimes even accompanied by a cladogram. So, I ask that someone with at least some experience can develop this section about the phylogenetic place of Ichthyotitan. Amirani1746 (talk) 09:50, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is believed to be a shastasaurid, but, due to the extremely fragmentary nature of the remain, there hasn't been a more specific phylogenetic classification. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 09:54, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]