Species
Valid Extinct

Placodus inexpectatus

Jiang et al. 2008

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
durophage amphibious Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Placodontia Order
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Placodontoidea Superfamily
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Placodontidae Family
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Placodus Genus
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Placodus inexpectatus Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Guanling
1
Temporal distribution
Anisian (247–241.464 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
D.- Y. Jiang, R. Motani, and W.-C. Hao, O. Rieppel, Y.-L. Sun, L. Schmitz, Z.-Y. Sun. 2008. First record of Placodontoidea (Reptilia, Sauropterygia, Placodonta) from the Eastern Tethys. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):904-908 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
D.- Y. Jiang, R. Motani, and W.-C. Hao, O. Rieppel, Y.-L. Sun, L. Schmitz, Z.-Y. Sun. 2008. First record of Placodontoidea (Reptilia, Sauropterygia, Placodonta) from the Eastern Tethys. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):904-908 DOI ↗