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Omphalosauridae

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Omphalosauridae
Temporal range: Late Permian to Middle Triassic, 252–235 Ma
Life restoration of Omphalosaurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Neodiapsida
Clade: Ichthyosauromorpha
Clade: Ichthyosauriformes
Family: Omphalosauridae
Merriam, 1906
Genera
Synonyms
  • Nasorostra Jiang et al., 2016

Omphalosauridae is an extinct family of Ichthyosauriformes known from the Early to Late Triassic of Europe, North America, and Asia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Qiao, Y.; Liu, J.; Wolniewicz, A. S.; Iijima, M.; Shen, Y.; Wintrich, T.; Li, Q.; Sander, P. M. (2022). "A globally distributed durophagous marine reptile clade supports the rapid recovery of pelagic ecosystems after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction". Communications Biology. 5 (1). 1242. doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04162-6. PMC 9663502. PMID 36376479.