Mixosauridae

Mixosauridae
Temporal range: Triassic, 247.2–235.0 Ma
Skeletal reconstruction of Mixosaurus cornalianus showing soft tissue outline
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Infraorder: †Mixosauria
Family: †Mixosauridae
Baur, 1887
Genera
Synonyms
  • Mixosauria[1] Motani, 1999

Mixosauridae was an early group of ichthyosaurs, living between 247.2 and 235 million years ago, during the Triassic period.[2][1][3] Fossils of mixosaurs have been found all over the world: China, Timor, Indonesia, Italy, Germany, Spitsbergen, Switzerland, Svalbard, Canada, Alaska, and Nevada.

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