Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Phalarodon

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
?Diapsida

Family
  
Mixosauridae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Sauropsida

Superorder
  
Ichthyopterygia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Ichthyosaur

Phalarodon httpspterosaurheresiesfileswordpresscom2015

Similar
  
Ichthyosaur, Contectopalatus, Mixosauria, Besanosaurus, Mixosaurus

Phalarodon is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur. Its remains have been found in China, North America, and Spitsbergen. The type species is Phalarodon fraasi Merriam 1910. Other species are: Phalarodon atavus (Quenstedt 1852), originally Ichthyosaurus atavus; Phalarodon nordenskioeldii (Hulke 1873) Maisch & Matzke 2000, originally Ichthyosaurus nordenskioeldii; Phalarodon major Maisch & Matzke 2000; and Phalarodon callawayi Schmitz 2004.

References

Phalarodon Wikipedia