Phalarodon fraasi Merriam 1910 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Mixosauridae

Alternative combination: Mixosaurus fraasi

Synonyms: Mixosaurus nordenskioeldi Hulke 1873, Mixosaurus nordenskioeldii Hulke 1873

Belongs to Phalarodon according to M. W. Maisch 2010

See also Callaway and Brinkman 1989, Hay 1930, Ji et al. 2016, Liu et al. 2013, McGowan and Motani 2003, Motani 1999, Nicholls et al. 1999, Schmitz 2005 and Schmitz et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Phalarodon atavus, Phalarodon callawayi, Phalarodon major, Phalarodon nordenskioeldii

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), China (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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