†family Merriamosauridae Maisch and Matzke 2003 (ichthyosaur)
Ichthyopterygia - Ichthyosauria
PaleoDB taxon number: 172838
Full reference: M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke. 2003. Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part X: The Lower Triassic Merriamosaurus from Spitzbergen - additional data on its anatomy and phylogenetic position. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, Abhandlungen 227(1):93-137
Parent taxon: Merriamosauria according to M. W. Maisch 2010
Sister taxa: Besanosauridae, Californosauridae, Euichthyosauria, Guanlingsauridae, Shastasauria, Shastasauridae, Shonisauridae, Thalattoarchon
Subtaxa: Merriamosaurus, Pessopteryx
Type: Merriamosaurus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore