Mixosauria

Mixosauria; Temporal range: Triassic, 247.2–235.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Contectopalatus atavus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Ichthyosauria
Node:	†Hueneosauria
Infraorder:	†Mixosauria; Motani, 1999
Genera
	Wimaniidae Maisch, 2010 Wimanius Maisch and Matzke, 1998; Mixosauridae Baur, 1887 Barracudasauroides Maisch, 2010; Contectopalatus Maisch and Matzke, 1998; Mixosaurus Baur, 1887; Phalarodon Merriam, 1910;

The Mixosauria were an early group of ichthyosaurs, living between 250 and 235 million years ago, during the Triassic period.[1][2] Fossils of mixosaurs have been found all over the world: China, Timor, Indonesia, Italy, Germany, Spitsbergen, Switzerland, Svalbard, Canada, Alaska, and Nevada.

Cladogram based on Motani (1999),[3] Maisch and Matzke (2000),[4] and Jiang, Schmitz, Hao & Sun (2006),[5] with clade and generic names following Maisch (2010):[2]

Mixosauria

Mixosaurinae

	Mixosaurus cornalianus

	Mixosaurus kuhnschnyderi

Phalarodontinae

Contectopalatus

	Phalarodon callawayi

	Phalarodon fraasi

References

"†suborder Mixosauria Motani 1999". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
Michael W. Maisch (2010). "Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria – the state of the art" (PDF). Palaeodiversity. 3: 151–214.
Motani, R. (1999). "Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19 (3): 472–495. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011160.
Michael W. Maisch & Andreas T. Matzke (2000). "The Ichthyosauria" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie). 298: 1–159.
Jiang, Da-yong; Schmitz, Lars; Hao, Wei-Cheng & Sun, Yuan-Lin (2006). "A new mixosaurid Ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (1): 60–69. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[60:ANMIFT]2.0.CO;2.

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[fossilworks-1] "†suborder Mixosauria Motani 1999". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[Maisch2010-2] Michael W. Maisch (2010). "Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria – the state of the art" (PDF). Palaeodiversity. 3: 151–214.

[Motani-3] Motani, R. (1999). "Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19 (3): 472–495. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011160.

[MaischandMatzke-4] Michael W. Maisch & Andreas T. Matzke (2000). "The Ichthyosauria" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie). 298: 1–159.

[DM10-5] Jiang, Da-yong; Schmitz, Lars; Hao, Wei-Cheng & Sun, Yuan-Lin (2006). "A new mixosaurid Ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (1): 60–69. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[60:ANMIFT]2.0.CO;2.