Contectopalatus

Contectopalatus was a primitive ichthyosaur, an extinct fish-like marine reptile from the Middle Triassic of Germany and China.[2] It was originally named Ichthyosaurus atavus (Quenstedt, 1851/52), and later Mixosaurus atavus (Quenstedt 1852). It was recognised as a valid genus by Maisch and Matzke in 1998, though other authorities argue that it is synonymous with Mixosaurus. It was 5 m (16 ft) long and weighed 400 kg (880 lb).[3][4]

Contectopalatus
Temporal range: Mid Triassic,
Fossil
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Family: †Mixosauridae
Genus: †Contectopalatus
Maisch & Matzke, 1998
Species:
†C. atavus
Binomial name
†Contectopalatus atavus
Quenstedt, 1851 (originally Ichthyosaurus)
Restoration

See also

References
  1. "†Contectopalatus Maisch and Matzke 1998 (ichthyosaur)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. Liu, J.; Motani, R.; Jiang, D. Y.; Hu, S. X.; Aitchison, J. C.; Rieppel, O.; Benton, M. J.; Zhang, Q. Y.; Zhou, C. Y. (2013). "The first specimen of the Middle Triassic Phalarodon atavus (Ichthyosauria: Mixosauridae) from South China, showing postcranial anatomy and peri‐Tethyan distribution". Palaeontology. 56 (4): 849–866. doi:10.1111/pala.12021.
  3. Maisch & Matzke, A. T. 2000. The mixosaurid ichthyosaur Contectopalatus from the Middle Triassic of the German Basin. Lethaia 33: 71–74
  4. Paul, Gregory S. (2022). The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Sea Reptiles. Princeton University Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780691193809.


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