Phalarodon

Phalarodon
Temporal range: Triassic, 247.2–242.0 Ma[1]
3D model of a Phalarodon fraasi skull (PMO 235.393)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Mixosauridae
Genus: †Phalarodon
Merriam, 1910
Type species
†Phalarodon fraasi
Merriam, 1910
Other Species
  • †Phalarodon atavus Quenstedt 1852
  • †Phalarodon callawayi Schmitz, 2004
Synonyms
List
  • Ichthyosaurus atavus Quenstedt 1852
  • Ichthyosaurus nordenskioeldii Hulke, 1873
  • Mixosaurus nordenskioeldii Hulke, 1873
  • Phalarodon nordenskioeldii Hulke, 1873
  • Contectopalatus atavus Maisch & Matzke, 1998
  • Phalarodon major Maisch & Matzke, 2000
  • Mixosaurus atavus Schmitz et al., 2004

Phalarodon is an extinct genus of mixosaurid ichthyosaur known from the Middle Triassic (247.2-242.0 million years ago).[1] Its name is derived from the Greek φάλαρα (phálara) ("boss on the cheek plate of a helmet") and odon ("tooth"). The genus has had a tumultuous history since its classification in 1910, with different workers describing species under different genera or declaring the genus to be a nomen dubium. Currently three species are recognized, but more have been identified in the past.

  1. ^ a b "†Phalarodon Merriam 1910 (ichthyosaur)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.