Genre
Valide Éteint

Merriamosaurus

Maisch and Matzke 2002

Pessopteryx is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the Early Triassic (Olenekian) of Svalbard, Norway. The genus originally contained four species, P. nisseri, P. arctica, P. pinguis, and P. minor, which were named in 1910 by Carl Wiman. Only P. nisseri is still considered valid; P. arctica and P. pinguis are considered nomina dubia while P. minor was reassigned to the tenuous genus Isfjordosaurus. Omphalosaurus nisseri, Merriamosaurus hulkei, and Rotundopteryx hulkei are all junior synonyms of P. nisseri.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
1
Groupe
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marin
Classification
Ichthyosauria Clade non classé
Hueneosauria Clade non classé
Merriamosauria Clade non classé
Merriamosauridae Famille
Merriamosaurus Genre
Sites de découverte 1 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇸🇯 SJ
1
Formations géologiques
Sticky Keep
1
Distribution temporelle
Olénékien (249.9–246.7 Ma)
1
Espèces (1)
Merriamosaurus hulkei 248 Ma
Bibliographie
Description originale
M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke. 2002. Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part IX. The first associated skeletal remains of Merriamosaurus n. g. (Ichthyosauria, Lower Triassic) and their bearing on the systematic position of the Omphalosauria. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, Abhandlungen 226(1):59-94 DOI ↗
Bibliographie (1)
M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke. 2002. Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part IX. The first associated skeletal remains of Merriamosaurus n. g. (Ichthyosauria, Lower Triassic) and their bearing on the systematic position of the Omphalosauria. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, Abhandlungen 226(1):59-94 DOI ↗