Mixosauridae
| Mixosauridae Temporal range: Triassic,
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| Skeletal reconstruction of Mixosaurus cornalianus showing soft tissue outline | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Infraorder: | †Mixosauria |
| Family: | †Mixosauridae Baur, 1887 |
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Mixosauridae was an early group of ichthyosaurs, living between 247.2 and 235 million years ago, during the Triassic period. Fossils of mixosaurs have been found across the Northern Hemisphere (Europe, Asia and North America).