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ArticlePeerJ2026

High fecundity in an early-diverging ichthyosaur with over ten fetuses.

Shengxiao Gu, Wei Wang, Xiuti Li, Chun Li

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Article in PeerJ, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Shengxiao GuZhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, China.
Wei WangInstitute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiuti LiZhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, China.
Chun LiInstitute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mode of reproduction is a key aspect for an organism to adapt to its environment. However, understanding the reproductive strategies in extinct animals from deep time remains challenging, due to the scarcity of fossils providing such information. Although viviparity is well-documented across various ichthyosaur lineages, our understanding of the reproductive characteristics of early-diverging Triassic taxa is still limited, particularly regarding their litter sizes. Here, we describe an exceptionally preserved gravid specimen of the Middle Triassic ichthyosaur

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FertilityFetusFossilsReptilesAnimalsBiological EvolutionChinaFemaleLitter SizeViviparity, NonmammalianFetusIchthyosaurMarine reptileTriassicViviparity

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PMID42544362
PMCPMC13429107

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