Barracudasauroides panxiensis (Jiang et al., 2006) Maisch, 2010
Systematics: Ichthyosauromorpha Ichthyosauria Mixosauria Mixosauridae
Size: 0.75 n long
Type Horizon and Locality: Middle Triassic, Guanling Formation (Anisian) Guizhou Province, China
Type Specimen: GMPKU-P-1033, partial skeleton
This small basal ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China was originally described as a species of Mixosaurus.
November 25, 2018
References:
Jiang, D. Y., Schmitz, L., Hao, W. C., & Sun, Y. L. (2006). A new mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26(1), 60-69.
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