Wimanius
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Wimanius Temporal range: Triassic,
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
Family: | †Wimaniidae |
Genus: | †Wimanius Maisch & Matzke, 1998 |
Species: | †W. odontopalatus
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Binomial name | |
†Wimanius odontopalatus Maisch & Matzke, 1998
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Wimanius is a mixosaurid ichthyosaur, and the only genus in the family Wimaniidae. It existed during the Triassic Period in what is now Switzerland. It was described by Maisch and Matzke in 1998 based on fossils found in the Monte San Giorgio Formation, and the type species is Wimanius odontopalatus.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "†Wimanius Maisch and Matzke 1998 (ichthyosaur)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ The Braincase of Phantomosaurus neubigi (Sander, 1997), an Unusual Ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of Germany. By Michael W. Maisch and Andreas T. Matzke. (Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology).
- ^ Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde: Geologie und Paläontologie. Published by Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, 2000.
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