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Mikadocephalus
Taxonomy
Mikadocephalus was named by Maisch and Matzke (1997). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Merriamosauria by Maisch and Matzke (2000); and to Guanlingsauridae by Maisch (2010).
It was assigned to Merriamosauria by Maisch and Matzke (2000); and to Guanlingsauridae by Maisch (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Mikadocephalus Maisch and Matzke |
| 2000 | Mikadocephalus Maisch and Matzke pp. 69, 99 |
| 2010 | Mikadocephalus Maisch |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Mikadocephalus Maisch and Matzke 1997
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†Mikadocephalus gracilirostris Maisch and Matzke 1997
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000 | "Medium-sized ichthyosaur skull length exceeds 50 cm, total length about 3 m, snout extremely gracile and slender, orbit moderately large, teeth isodontous, pointed, thecodont to aulacodont, pterygoid with concave medial margin, big interpterygoid vacuity developed, quadrate with triangular medioventral process, ratio skull length - entire length about 1:5, humerus short and wide, with rounded margins, posterior shaft almost entirely reduced." |