Genus
Valid Extinct

Barracudasaurus

Jiang et al. 2005

Barracudasaurus is a dubious genus of ichthyosaur from the Triassic of China, containing the single species B. maotaiensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Barracudasaurus
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Californosaurus perrini, an ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic of North America, pencil drawing © Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
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Hueneosauria Unranked clade
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Mixosauridae Family
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Barracudasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
2
Geological formations
Guanling
1
Temporal distribution
Anisian (246.7–241.464 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Barracudasaurus maotaiensis 247 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
D.-Y. Jiang, W.-C. Hao, and M. W. Maisch, A. T. Matzke, Y.-L. Sun. 2005. A basal mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China. Palaeontology 48(4):869-882 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
D.-Y. Jiang, W.-C. Hao, and M. W. Maisch, A. T. Matzke, Y.-L. Sun. 2005. A basal mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China. Palaeontology 48(4):869-882 DOI ↗
C.-C. Young. 1965. On a revised determination of a fossil reptile from Jenhui, Kweichou with note on a new ichthyosaur probably from China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 9(4):368-375