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MIODENTOSAURUS
(my-o-den-toe-sore-us)
Miodentosaurus
Named By: Y.inN. Cheng, X.inC. Wu, & T. Sato in 2007
Time Period: Late Triassic, 235.0-221.5 Ma
Location: China, Guizhou Province - Xiaowa Formation
Size: From 2.5 to as much as 5.5 meters long
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore
Fossil(s): Remains of at least one individual
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Thalattosauria |
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Miodentosaurus is a genus of thalattosaurian (a type of extinct marine reptile) from the Late Triassic of China. Being up to 2.5-5 m in length, it was perhaps the largest thalattosaur.

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