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Phalarodon nordenskioeldii

Reptilia - Mixosauridae

Taxonomy
Ichthyosaurus nordenskioeldii was named by Hulke (1873). Its type specimen is SMNS 7631, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cymbospondylus nordenskioeldii by Merriam (1908); it was recombined as Phalarodon nordenskioeldii by Merriam (1910), Nicholls et al. (1999) and Maisch and Matzke (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Ichthyosaurus nordenskioeldii Hulke p. 4
1908Cymbospondylus nordenskioeldii Merriam p. 148
1910Phalarodon nordenskioeldii Merriam
1999Phalarodon nordenskioeldii Nicholls et al.
2000Phalarodon nordenskioeldii Maisch and Matzke p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Hueneosauria
familyMixosauridaeBaur 1887
genusPhalarodonMerriam 1910
speciesnordenskioeldii()

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000"Small species of the genus, skill length not exceeding 30 cm, posterior dome-shaped teeth very large and outnumbering conical teeth in adults."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Ladinian or 251.30000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) Phalarodon nordenskioeldii (105083 152277)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) Phalarodon nordenskioeldii (152278)