Omphalosauridae

Omphalosauridae Temporal range: Late Permian to Middle Triassic, 252–235  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration of Omphalosaurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Neodiapsida
Clade:	† Ichthyosauromorpha
Clade:	† Ichthyosauriformes
Family:	† Omphalosauridae Merriam, 1906
Genera
† Cartorhynchus [1] † Omphalosaurus † Sclerocormus [1]
Synonyms
Nasorostra Jiang et al., 2016

Omphalosauridae is an extinct family of Ichthyosauriformes known from the Early to Late Triassic of Europe, North America, and Asia. ^[1]

References

1. Qiao, Y.; Liu, J.; Wolniewicz, A. S.; Iijima, M.; Shen, Y.; Wintrich, T.; Li, Q.; Sander, P. M. (2022). "A globally distributed durophagous marine reptile clade supports the rapid recovery of pelagic ecosystems after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction". Communications Biology. 5 (1). 1242. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-04162-6 . PMC   9663502 . PMID   36376479.