Omphalosaurus Merriam 1906 (ichthyosaur)

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

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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

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