page_title: Ladinian
section_title: †Placodonts
hierarchical_section_title: Ladinian / Ladinian life / †Sauropterygians / †Placodonts
caption_attribution_description: Paraplacodus broili, a placodont from the Middle Triassic of Northern Italy, pencil drawing
context_page_description: The Ladinian is a stage and age in the Middle Triassic series or epoch. It spans the time between 242 Ma and ~237 Ma. The Ladinian was preceded by the Anisian and succeeded by the Carnian.
  The Ladinian is coeval with the Falangian regional stage used in China.
caption: Paraplacodus
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