Wimanius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Ichthyosauria |
Infraorder: | Mixosauria |
Family: | Wimaniidae |
Genus: |
Wimanius Maisch & Matzke, 1998 |
Wimanius is a mixosaurid ichthyosaur, and the only genus in the family Wimaniidae. It existed during the Triassic Period in what is now Switzerland. It was described by Maisch and Matzke in 1998, and the type species is Wimanius odontopalatus.