Mixosauridae

Mixosauridae; Temporal range: Triassic, 247.2–235.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Contectopalatus atavus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Node:	†Hueneosauria
Infraorder:	†Mixosauria; Motani, 1999
Genera
	Wimaniidae Maisch, 2010 Wimanius Maisch and Matzke, 1998; Mixosauridae Baur, 1887 Barracudasauroides Maisch, 2010; Contectopalatus Maisch and Matzke, 1998; Mixosaurus Baur, 1887; Phalarodon Merriam, 1910;

The Mixosauria were an early group of ichthyosaurs, living between 250 and 235 million years ago, during the Triassic period.^[1]^[2] Fossils of mixosaurs have been found all over the world: China, Timor, Indonesia, Italy, Germany, Spitsbergen, Switzerland, Svalbard, Canada, Alaska, and Nevada.

Cladogram based on Motani (1999),^[3] Maisch and Matzke (2000),^[4] and Jiang, Schmitz, Hao & Sun (2006),^[5] with clade and generic names following Maisch (2010):^[2]

Mixosauria

Mixosaurinae

	Mixosaurus cornalianus

	Mixosaurus kuhnschnyderi

Phalarodontinae

Contectopalatus

	Phalarodon callawayi

	Phalarodon fraasi

References

^ "†suborder Mixosauria Motani 1999". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Michael W. Maisch (2010). "Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria – the state of the art" (PDF). Palaeodiversity. 3: 151–214.
^ Motani, R. (1999). "Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19: 472–495. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011160.
^ Michael W. Maisch; Andreas T. Matzke (2000). "The Ichthyosauria" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie). 298: 1–159. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ Jiang, Da-yong; Schmitz, Lars; Hao, Wei-Cheng; Sun, Yuan-Lin (2006). "A new mixosaurid Ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (1): 60–69. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[60:ANMIFT]2.0.CO;2. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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[fossilworks-1] "†suborder Mixosauria Motani 1999". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[Maisch2010-2] Michael W. Maisch (2010). "Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria – the state of the art" (PDF). Palaeodiversity. 3: 151–214.

[Motani-3] Motani, R. (1999). "Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19: 472–495. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011160.

[MaischandMatzke-4] Michael W. Maisch; Andreas T. Matzke (2000). "The Ichthyosauria" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie). 298: 1–159. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[DM10-5] Jiang, Da-yong; Schmitz, Lars; Hao, Wei-Cheng; Sun, Yuan-Lin (2006). "A new mixosaurid Ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (1): 60–69. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[60:ANMIFT]2.0.CO;2. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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