Genus
Valid Extinct

Protenodontosaurus

Pinna 1990

Protenodontosaurus is an extinct genus of placodont from Italy.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Placodontia Order
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Cyamodontoidea Suborder
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Placochelyida Unranked clade
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Protenodontosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇮🇹 Italy
1
Geological formations
Rio del Lago
1
Temporal distribution
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Protenodontosaurus italicus 237 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Bibliography (1)
F. M. Dalla Vecchia. 2008. First record of Simosaurus (Sauropterygia, Nothosauroidea) from the Carnian (Late Triassic) of Italy. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 114(2):273-285