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Plesiopleurodon
Taxonomy
Plesiopleurodon was named by Carpenter (1996). Its type is Plesiopleurodon wellesi.
It was assigned to Brachaucheniidae by Carpenter (1996); to Pliosauridae by Carpenter (1999); and to Polycotylidae by Ketchum and Benson (2010), Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
It was assigned to Brachaucheniidae by Carpenter (1996); to Pliosauridae by Carpenter (1999); and to Polycotylidae by Ketchum and Benson (2010), Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
Species
P. wellesi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1996 | Plesiopleurodon Carpenter p. 263 |
| 1999 | Plesiopleurodon Carpenter p. 169 |
| 2010 | Plesiopleurodon Ketchum and Benson p. 15 |
| 2014 | Plesiopleurodon Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (Wyoming) | P. wellesi (117845) |