Pessosaurus

Pessosaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Genus: †Pessosaurus
Wiman, 1910

Pessosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaurs[1] which existed during the Middle Triassic period.[2]

There are two species:[3]

  • Pessosaurus polaris Hulke, 1873
  • Pessosaurus suevicus Huene, 1916

See also

References

  1. ^ "†Pessosaurus Wiman 1910". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (entry on Reptilia)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. ^ Wiman. C. (1910) Ichthyosaurs from the Triassic Spitzbergens [in Swedish]. Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala 10: 125–148.


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