†Wimanius odontopalatus Maisch and Matzke 1998 (ichthyosaur)
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Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Wimaniidae
Full reference: M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke. 1998. Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part II: A new ichthyosaur with palatal teeth from Monte San Giorgio. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte 1:26-41
Belongs to Wimanius according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Motani 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GPIT 1797, a partial skull. Its type locality is Monte San Giorgio nothosaurs, which is in an Anisian/Ladinian offshore shale in the Monte San Giorgio bituminous shales Formation of Switzerland.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte San Giorgio nothosaurs
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