†Omphalosaurus Merriam 1906 (ichthyosaur)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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