Omphalosaurus Merriam 1906 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Omphalosauridae

Parent taxon: Omphalosauridae according to M. W. Maisch 2010

See also Carroll 1988, Ekeheien et al. 2018, Hay 1930, Merriam 1906, Sander and Faber 1998, Sepkoski 2002 and von Huene 1951

Sister taxa: Chaosaurus, Tholodus, Xinminosaurus

Subtaxa: Omphalosaurus nettarhynchus Omphalosaurus nevadanus Omphalosaurus wolfi

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Type: Omphalosaurus nevadanus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (2 collections), Poland (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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