Genus
Valid Extinct

Macroplacus

Schubert and Klempnauer 1975

Macroplacus is an extinct genus of placodont reptiles. The type species is Macroplacus raeticus and the fossil record of this species dates back to the upper Triassic, Rhaetian age. These fossils have been found in Germany, at Hinterstein near Hindelang im Allgäu.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Macroplacus
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Fossil with teeth of Macroplacus raeticus from Triassic of Germany, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano © Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Macroplacus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
1
Geological formations
Koessen
1
Temporal distribution
Rhaetian (205.7–201.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Macroplacus raeticus 206 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
O. Rieppel and H. Hagdorn. 1999. A skull of Cyamodus kuhnschnyderi Nosotti & Pinna 1993, from the Muschelkalk of Wassonne (Alsace, France). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 73(3/4):377-383 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
O. Rieppel. 2001. The cranial anatomy of Placochelys placodonta Jaekel, 1902, and a review of the Cyamodontoidea (Reptilia, Placodonta). Fieldiana: Geology, new series 45:1-104 DOI ↗