Also known as Placodontia
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.
Wikidata facts
- 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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