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Wimanius
Taxonomy
Wimanius was named by Maisch and Matzke (1998). It is not extant. Its type is Wimanius odontopalatus.
It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Maisch and Matzke (1998); to Hueneosauria by Maisch and Matzke (2000); and to Wimaniidae by Maisch (2010).
It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Maisch and Matzke (1998); to Hueneosauria by Maisch and Matzke (2000); and to Wimaniidae by Maisch (2010).
Species
W. odontopalatus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Wimanius Maisch and Matzke |
| 2000 | Wimanius Maisch and Matzke pp. 62, 94 |
| 2010 | Wimanius 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. †Wimanius Maisch and Matzke 1998
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†Wimanius odontopalatus Maisch and Matzke 1998
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000 | "Moderately small ichthyosaur (skull length ca. 25 cm), palatine with row of pointed teeth, jugal with suborbital and postorbital processes equal in size, pterygoid with totally straight medial margin." |
Measurements
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Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Anisian - Ladinian | Switzerland | W. sp. (13344) |