†Pessopteryx Wiman 1910 (ichthyosaur)
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Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Merriamosauridae
Parent taxon: Merriamosauridae according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Huene 1951, Maisch and Matzke 2000 and McGowan and Motani 2003
Sister taxon: Merriamosaurus
Subtaxa: Pessopteryx nisseri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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