Phantomosaurus
| Phantomosaurus Temporal range: Triassic, 247.2–242.0 Ma[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Family: | †Cymbospondylidae |
| Genus: | †Phantomosaurus Maisch and Matzke, 2000 |
Phantomosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur,[1][2] which existed during the late Anisian period of the Early Triassic.
Fossils of the species Phantomosaurus neubigi have been found in southern Germany.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "†Phantomosaurus Maisch and Matzke 2000". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (entry on Reptilia)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Maisch, Michael W.; Matzke, Andreas T. (2006). "The braincase of Phantomosaurus neubigi (Sander, 1997), an unusual ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of Germany". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (3): 598–607. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[598:TBOPNS]2.0.CO;2.
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