Plesiotylosaurus
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| Plesiotylosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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| Mounted skeleton, Los Angeles | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | †Mosasauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Mosasaurinae |
| Tribe: | †Prognathodontini |
| Genus: | †Plesiotylosaurus Camp, 1942 |
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† P. crassidens
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| Plesiotylosaurus crassidens Camp, 1942
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Plesiotylosaurus is a genus of mosasaur from the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous of North America.
File:PlesiotylosaurusDB15.jpg
Restoration
References
- Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California by Richard P. Hilton, Kevin Padian, and Ken Kirkland (page 30)
- Ancient Marine Reptiles by Jack M. Callaway and Elizabeth L. Nicholls (page 286)
- The Osteology of the Reptiles by Alfred Sherwood Romer (page 562)
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