Phalarodon was an ichthyosaur, a type of marine reptile. Ichthyosaurs were not dinosaurs, despite living during the same era. Phalarodon lived during the Early to Middle Triassic, with fossils found in North America, Europe and Asia.

All the Phalarodon illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Phalarodon was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • D. B. Brinkman, Z. Xijin, and E. L. Nicholls. 1992. A primitive ichthyosaur from the Lower Triassic of British Columbia, Canada. Palaeontology 35(2):465-474
  • D. Brinkman. 1988. A Weigeltisaurid Reptile from the Lower Triassic of British Columbia. Palaeontology 31(4):951-955
  • D.-Y. Jiang, L. Schmitz, and R. Motani, W.-C. Hao, Y.-L. Sun. 2007. The mixosaurid ichthyosaur Phalarodon cf. P. Fraasi from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, China. Journal of Paleontology 81(3):602-605