Atopodentatus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄτοπος (átopos, “unusual, out of place”) + Latin dentatus (“toothed”).

Proper noun

†Atopodentatus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the order Sauropterygia – extinct marine reptiles of the early Middle Triassic (247—242 million years ago), known from fossils of a single species found in Luoping County, Yunnan Province, China.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Atopodentatus unicus - sole known species

References

• Atopodentatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Atopodentatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Atopodentatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Atopodentatus at Paleobiology Database