Sclerocormus

Sclerocormus; Temporal range: Early Triassic, 248 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Holotype
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	†Ichthyosauromorpha
Clade:	†Ichthyosauriformes
Clade:	†Nasorostra
Genus:	†Sclerocormus; Jiang et al, 2016
Species:	†S. parviceps
Binomial name
	†Sclerocormus parviceps; Jiang et al, 2016

Sclerocormus is an extinct genus of ichthyosauriform from the early Triassic period. The fossil was discovered in the central Anhui Province, China. It is currently only known from one specimen, however the fossil is mostly complete and as such further increases the understanding of the early evolution of ichthyosaurs.^[1]

^ Jiang, Da-Yong; Motani, Ryosuke; Huang, Jian-Dong; Tintori, Andrea; Hu, Yuan-Chao; Rieppel, Olivier; Fraser, Nicholas C.; Ji, Cheng; Kelley, Neil P.; Fu, Wan-Lu; Zhang, Rong (23 May 2016). "A large aberrant stem ichthyosauriform indicating early rise and demise of ichthyosauromorphs in the wake of the end-Permian extinction". Scientific Reports. 6. 26232. Bibcode:2016NatSR...626232J. doi:10.1038/srep26232. PMC 4876504. PMID 27211319.

[Jiang2016-1] Jiang, Da-Yong; Motani, Ryosuke; Huang, Jian-Dong; Tintori, Andrea; Hu, Yuan-Chao; Rieppel, Olivier; Fraser, Nicholas C.; Ji, Cheng; Kelley, Neil P.; Fu, Wan-Lu; Zhang, Rong (23 May 2016). "A large aberrant stem ichthyosauriform indicating early rise and demise of ichthyosauromorphs in the wake of the end-Permian extinction". Scientific Reports. 6. 26232. Bibcode:2016NatSR...626232J. doi:10.1038/srep26232. PMC 4876504. PMID 27211319.

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