Phantomosaurus

Phantomosaurus
Temporal range: Triassic, 247.2–242.0 Ma[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Ichthyosauria
Family: Cymbospondylidae
Genus: Phantomosaurus
Maisch and Matzke, 2000

Phantomosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur,[1][2] which existed during the late Anisian period of the Early Triassic.

Fossils of the species Phantomosaurus neubigi have been found in southern Germany.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "†Phantomosaurus Maisch and Matzke 2000". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (entry on Reptilia)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. Maisch, Michael W.; Matzke, Andreas T. (2006). "The braincase of Phantomosaurus neubigi (Sander, 1997), an unusual ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of Germany". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (3): 598–607. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[598:TBOPNS]2.0.CO;2.


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