Paralonectes
| Paralonectes Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Thalattosauria |
| Family: | †Thalattosauridae |
| Genus: | †Paralonectes Nichols & Brinkman, 1993 |
| Type species | |
| Paralonectes merriami Nichols & Brinkman, 1993 | |
Paralonectes is an extinct genus of thalattosaurian reptile which lived in the Early or Middle Triassic of what is today British Columbia. The type and only species is P. merriami. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek and means "shore swimmer", and the species epithet is in honor of J. C. Merriam, a paleontologist who has done extensive work on Triassic marine reptiles.