Genus
Valid Extinct

Hexatarsostinus

Hawkins 1840

Thalassiodracon (tha-LAS-ee-o-DRAY-kon) is an extinct genus of plesiosauroid from the Pliosauridae that was alive during the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic (Rhaetian-Hettangian) and is known exclusively from the Lower Lias of England. The type and only species, is Thalassiodracon (Plesiosaurus) hawkinsii.

Temporal range
PBDB occurrences
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Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Hexatarsostinus
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PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
Plesiosauria Order
Hexatarsostinus Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560