Pessosaurus
Pessosaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
Genus: | †Pessosaurus Wiman, 1910 |
Pessosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaurs[1] which existed during the Middle Triassic period.[2]
There are two species:[3]
- Pessosaurus polaris Hulke, 1873
- Pessosaurus suevicus Huene, 1916
See also[]
- List of ichthyosaurs
- Timeline of ichthyosaur research
References[]
- ^ "†Pessosaurus Wiman 1910". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (entry on Reptilia)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ Wiman. C. (1910) Ichthyosaurs from the Triassic Spitzbergens [in Swedish]. Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala 10: 125–148.
Categories:
- Middle Triassic ichthyosaurs
- Taxa named by Carl Wiman
- Fossil taxa described in 1910
- Ichthyosauromorph genera
- Ichthyosaur stubs
- Triassic reptile stubs