Phalarodon
Phalarodon is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur. Its remains have been found in China, North America, and Spitsbergen.[2] It measured between 1.5 and 2.8 m (4.9 and 9.2 ft) and weighed more than 52 kg (115 lb).[3]
| Phalarodon Temporal range: Triassic, | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Family: | †Mixosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Phalarodontinae |
| Genus: | †Phalarodon Merriam, 1910 |
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References
- "†Phalarodon Merriam 1910 (ichthyosaur)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Jiang, Da-Yong; Schmitz, Lars; Motani, Ryosuke; Hao, Wei-Chang; Sun, Yuan-Lin (2007). "The mixosaurid ichthyosaur Phalarodon cf. P. fraasi from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, China" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 81 (3): 602–605. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017.
- Sander, P.M.; Griebeler, E.M.; Klein, N.; Juarbe, J.V.; Wintrich, T.; Revell, L.J.; Schmitz, L. (2021). "Early giant reveals faster evolution of large body size in ichthyosaurs than in cetaceans". Science. 374 (6575): eabf5787. doi:10.1126/science.abf5787. PMID 34941418. S2CID 245444783.
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