Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Mixosauridae
Alternative combinations: Cymbospondylus nordenskioeldii, Ichthyosaurus nordenskioeldii
Full reference: I. W. Hulke. 1873. Memorandum on some fossil vertebrate remains collected by the Swedish expeditions to Spitzbergen in 1864 and 1868. Bihang Till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1(9):1-11
Belongs to Phalarodon according to M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000
See also Hulke 1873, Maisch and Matzke 2001, Merriam 1908 and Nicholls et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Phalarodon atavus, Phalarodon callawayi, Phalarodon fraasi, Phalarodon major
Type specimen: SMNS 7631, a partial skull
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (3: British Columbia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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