Barracudasaurus

Barracudasaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic, 242–237  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	† Ichthyosauria
Node:	† Hueneosauria
Infraorder:	† Mixosauria
Genus:	† Barracudasaurus Jiang et al. (2005)
Species:	†B. maotaiensis
Binomial name
†Barracudasaurus maotaiensis Jiang et al. (2005)

Barracudasaurus is a dubious ^[1] genus of ichthyosaur from the Triassic of China, containing the single species B. maotaiensis. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Barracudasaurus had elongated, conical premaxillary teeth with rounded cross-section and wide spacing. The maxilla is short anteriorly. ^[2]

References

1. Maisch, M. W. (2010). "Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria – the state of the art" (PDF). Palaeodiversity. 3: 151–214.
2. Jiang, D. Y.; Hao, W. C.; Maisch, M. W.; Matzke, A. T.; Sun, Y. L. (2005). "A basal mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China". Palaeontology. 48 (4): 869–882. Bibcode:2005Palgy..48..869J. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00481.x.
3. "Barracudasaurus". Palaeobiology Database.