Genus
Valid Extinct

Paraplacodus

Peyer 1931

Paraplacodus broilii is an extinct placodont sauropterygian from the Middle Triassic epoch, from the Anisian until Ladinian stages. The fossils were uncovered in Northern Italy and the species was named in 1931 by Bernhard Peyer. Paraplacodus means "Almost Placodus", in reference to its similarity to Placodus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Paraplacodus
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Schädel, vorderer Abschnitt der Wirbelsäule und Elemente des Schultergürtels von Paraplacodus broili (Exemplar-Nr. BSP 1953 XV 5) aus der Grenzbitumenzone (Mittel-Trias) des Monte San Giorgio (Tessin) in linksseitiger Ansicht, ausgestellt im Paläontologischen Museum München. Die Länge des Schädels beträgt ca. 12 cm.[1] © Ghedoghedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Paraplacodus
Paraplacodus
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Placodontia Order
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Paraplacodontidae Family
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Paraplacodus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇮🇹 Italy
1
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1
Geological formations
Braies
1
Besano
1
Temporal distribution
Anisian (247–241.464 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Paraplacodus broilii 247 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Bibliography (2)
O. Rieppel. 2000. Paraplacodus and the phylogeny of the Placodontia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 130:365-359 DOI ↗
S. Nosotti. 1986. Denti di rettili placodonti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 127(3-4):237-244