Placodus
Sign in to savePlacodus (from , "a plate" and , "tooth") is an extinct genus of marine reptiles belonging to the order Placodontia, which swam in the shallow seas of the middle Triassic period (). Fossils of Placodus have been found in Central Europe (Germany, France, Poland) and China.
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Placodus gigas 2.JPG
Show 4 more facts
- end time
- 235000000-
- Commons category
- Placodus
- taxon name
- Placodus
- start time
- 245000000-
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Article
2 sectionsContents
- Palaeobiology
- References
Placodus (from , "a plate" and , "tooth") is an extinct genus of marine reptiles belonging to the order Placodontia, which swam in the shallow seas of the middle Triassic period (). Fossils of Placodus have been found in Central Europe (Germany, France, Poland) and China.
==Palaeobiology== thumb|left|Restoration thumb|right|Skull (AMNH 4985) thumb|left|upright|Under surface of the upper jaw and palate of Placodus gigas
Gallery (6)
Connections
Elasmosauridae
Entity
Plesiosauroidea
Entity
Cryptoclididae
Entity
Polycotylidae
Entity
Pliosauridae
Entity
Diapsid
Entity
Sauropterygia
Entity
Placodont
Entity
Nothosaur
Entity
Microcleidus
Entity
Palmulasaurus
Entity
Simosaurus
Entity
France
Country
Germany
Country
China
Country
Poland
Country
Animalia
Entity
Greek
Entity
year
Entity
Reptilia
Entity