Shonisaurus
Name	Shonisaurus
Class	Sauropsida
Superorder	Ichthyopterygia
Order	Ichthyosauria
Name Translation	"Lizard from the Shoshone Mountains"
Period	Late Triassic
Location	Nevada and British Columbia
Diet	Fish and smaller sea creatures
Length	15 meters

Shonisaurus was a genus of large carniverous marine reptiles, belonging to the order Ichthyosauria and the family of Shastasauridae. The genus consists of two species, S. popularis and the larger species called S. sikkanniensis. Shonisaurus thrived during the Late Triassic Period and were among the first Ichthyosaurs, as well as the largest. Their diet probably consisted of fish, squids, and smaller marine reptiles.