Species
Valid Extinct

Baptanodon discus

(Marsh 1879)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
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Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
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Baracromia Unranked clade
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Ophthalmosauridae Family
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Baptanodon Genus
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Baptanodon discus Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
2
Geological formations
Sundance
2
Temporal distribution
Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)
1
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
R. Motani. 1999. Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):473-496 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
C. W. Gilmore. 1905. Osteology of Baptanodon (Marsh). Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 2(2):77-129 DOI ↗
W. C. Knight. 1900. Some new Jurassic vertebrates. American Journal of Science, series 4 10:115-119 DOI ↗