Mixosaurus
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| phylum | Chordata | Fossils of Mixosaurus have been found all over the world - China, Timor, Indonesia, Italy, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Canada, Alaska, and Nevada. The name means "Mixed Lizard", and was chosen because it appears to have been a transitional form between the eel-shaped ichthyosaurs such as Cymbospondylus and the later dolphin-shaped ichthyosaurs, such as Ichthyosaurus.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Ichthyosauria | |
| family | Mixosauridae | |
| genus | Mixosaurus | |
| Temporal range | Mid Triassic |
