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Placodus

Placodus (from Greek: plax, plakos, "a plate" and Greek: odous, "tooth") is an extinct genus of marine reptiles belonging to the order Placodontia, which swam in the shallow seas of the middle Triassic period (c. 240 million years ago). Fossils of Placodus have been found in Central Europe (Germany, France, Poland) and China.

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Placodus

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples7
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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related to Palaeobiology · 7
Placodus → Before, Chisel-like, It, Similar, The, Their, They

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would type genus order teeth gigas ribs greek placodontia triassic germany france poland china body short heavy diet probably prey

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Placodusrelated to PalaeobiologyIt0.60section
Placodusrelated to PalaeobiologyThey0.60section
Placodusrelated to PalaeobiologyChisel-like0.60section
Placodusrelated to PalaeobiologyThe0.60section
Placodusrelated to PalaeobiologyBefore0.60section
Placodusrelated to PalaeobiologySimilar0.60section
Placodusrelated to PalaeobiologyTheir0.60section

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