An Upper Triassic (Norian) ichthyosaur (Reptilia, Ichthyopterygia) from northern Alaska and dietary insight based on gut contents

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank R. Gangloff, I. Tailleur, B. Kent, C. Benson, G. Mull, K. May, and D. Norton for information concerning the discovery, early history, and collection of the specimen. Assistance with the figures was provided by H. Foss. C. Ji and W.-L. Fu provided assistance with Chinese language references. A special thanks go to Sen. T. Stevens and Major L. Young and the CH-47 Chinook crew of the ‘Sugar Bears,’ B Company, 4th Battalion, 123rd Aviation Regiment, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, without whose support collection of the specimen would not have been possible. Logistical and administrative support was provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The specimen was collected under BLM Permits AA-83996 and AA-8270-930. SEM work was provided by K. Severin and the Advanced Instrumentation Laboratory at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.