Norian

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The Norian Stage was a portion of the Triassic geological period. It dates from 216.5 ± 2.0 to 203.6 ± 1.5 million years ago. It was preceded by the Carnian Stage and succeeded by the Rhaetian Stage.

Contents 1 Vertebrate fauna 1.1 Pterosaurs 1.2 Crocodylomorphs 1.3 Ichthyosaurs 1.4 Dinosauromorphs (non-dinosaurian) 1.5 Placodonts 1.6 Crurotarsans (non-crocodylomorph) 2 Invertrebrate Fauna 2.1 Ammonites

[edit] Vertebrate fauna

• Synapsids
• Aetosaurs
• Dicynodonts
• Phytosaurs
• Dinosaurs

[edit] Pterosaurs

Pterosaurs of the Norian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Eudimorphodon				Eudimorphodon Preondactylus
Peteinosaurus
Preondactylus

[edit] Crocodylomorphs

Crocodylomorphs of the Norian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Saltoposuchus				Saltoposuchus

[edit] Ichthyosaurs

Ichthyosaurs of the Norian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Shonisaurus Shonisaurus popularis				Shonisaurus

[edit] Dinosauromorphs (non-dinosaurian)

†Non-dinosaurian dinosauromorphs of the Norian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Dromomeron				Dromomeron

[edit] Placodonts

Placodonts of the Norian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Psephoderma				Psephoderma

[edit] Crurotarsans (non-crocodylomorph)

†Non-crocodylomorph Crurotarsans of the Carnian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Basutodon				Teratosaurus
Teratosaurus

[edit] Invertrebrate Fauna

[edit] Ammonites

• Acanthinites

Triassic period
Lower/Early Triassic	Middle Triassic	Upper/Late Triassic
Induan | Olenekian	Anisian | Ladinian	Carnian | Norian Rhaetian