Pessosaurus

Pessosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaurs[1] which existed during the Middle Triassic period.[2]

Pessosaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Ichthyosauria
Genus: Pessosaurus
Wiman, 1910

There are two species:[3]

  • Pessosaurus polaris Hulke, 1873
  • Pessosaurus suevicus Huene, 1916

See also

References

  1. "†Pessosaurus Wiman 1910". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (entry on Reptilia)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. Wiman. C. (1910) Ichthyosaurs from the Triassic Spitzbergens [in Swedish]. Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala 10: 125–148.


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