Placodont
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Placodonts ("tablet teeth") are an extinct order of marine reptiles that lived during the Triassic period, becoming extinct at the end of the period. They were part of Sauropterygia, the group that includes plesiosaurs. Placodonts were generally between in length, with some of the largest measuring long.
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- Parent taxon
- Sauropterygia
- Image
- Cyamodus BW.jpg
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- Commons category
- Placodontia
- topic's main category
- Category:Placodonts
- taxon name
- Placodontia
- taxon rank
- order
- start time
- 235000000-
- end time
- 201000000-
- time period
- Triassic
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Placodonts ("tablet teeth") are an extinct order of marine reptiles that lived during the Triassic period, becoming extinct at the end of the period. They were part of Sauropterygia, the group that includes plesiosaurs. Placodonts were generally between in length, with some of the largest measuring long.
The first specimen was discovered in 1830. They have been found throughout central Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and China.
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