†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, Huene 1951, Merriam 1906, Sander and Faber 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
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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