Sclerocormus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Scleromochlus.
Sclerocormus is an extinct genus of ichthyosauriform from the early Triassic period. The fossil was discovered in the central Anhui Province, China. It is currently only known from one specimen, however the fossil is mostly complete and as such further increases the understanding of the early evolution of ichthyosaurs.[1]
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Sclerocormus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | †Ichthyosauromorpha |
Clade: | †Ichthyosauriformes |
Clade: | †Nasorostra |
Genus: | †Sclerocormus Jiang et al, 2016 |
Species: | †S. parviceps |
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†Sclerocormus parviceps Jiang et al, 2016 | |
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