Phalarodon

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Phalarodon
Temporal range: Triassic, 247.2–242.0 Ma[1]
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Mixosauridae
Subfamily: †
Genus: †Phalarodon
Merriam, 1910
Species
  • Phalarodon fraasi Merriam, 1910 (type)
  • Phalarodon nordenskioeldii (Hulke, 1873)
  • Phalarodon major Maisch & Matzke, 2000
  • Phalarodon callawayi Schmitz, 2004

Phalarodon is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur. Its remains have been found in China, North America, and Spitsbergen.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "†Phalarodon Merriam 1910 (ichthyosaur)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ The Mixosaurid Ichthyosaur Phalarodon Cf. P. Fraasi from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, China. Da-Yong Jiang, Lars Schmitz, Ryosuke Motani, Wei-Chang Hao and Yuan-Lin Sun.


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