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Russellosaurina
Taxonomy
Russellosaurinae was named by Bell (1997). It was considered monophyletic by Cuthbertson et al. (2007) and Konishi et al. (2012).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Russellosaurina by Bell and Polcyn (2005), Polcyn and Bell (2005), Bardet et al. (2006), Cuthbertson et al. (2007), Komishi and Caldwell (2009), Konishi et al. (2010), Konishi and Caldwell (2011), Konishi et al. (2012), Bell et al. (2013), Cuthbertson and Holmes (2015), Otero et al. (2017), Romano et al. (2019), Grigoriev and Grabovskiy (2020), Kiernan and Ebersole (2023) and Plasse et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Mosasaurinae by Konishi et al. (2012); and to Mosasauridae by Bell and Polcyn (2005), Polcyn and Bell (2005), Bardet et al. (2006), Cuthbertson et al. (2007), Komishi and Caldwell (2009), Konishi et al. (2010), Konishi and Caldwell (2011), Bell et al. (2013), Cuthbertson and Holmes (2015), Otero et al. (2017), Romano et al. (2019), Grigoriev and Grabovskiy (2020), Kiernan and Ebersole (2023) and Plasse et al. (2024).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Russellosaurina by Bell and Polcyn (2005), Polcyn and Bell (2005), Bardet et al. (2006), Cuthbertson et al. (2007), Komishi and Caldwell (2009), Konishi et al. (2010), Konishi and Caldwell (2011), Konishi et al. (2012), Bell et al. (2013), Cuthbertson and Holmes (2015), Otero et al. (2017), Romano et al. (2019), Grigoriev and Grabovskiy (2020), Kiernan and Ebersole (2023) and Plasse et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Mosasaurinae by Konishi et al. (2012); and to Mosasauridae by Bell and Polcyn (2005), Polcyn and Bell (2005), Bardet et al. (2006), Cuthbertson et al. (2007), Komishi and Caldwell (2009), Konishi et al. (2010), Konishi and Caldwell (2011), Bell et al. (2013), Cuthbertson and Holmes (2015), Otero et al. (2017), Romano et al. (2019), Grigoriev and Grabovskiy (2020), Kiernan and Ebersole (2023) and Plasse et al. (2024).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1952 | Platecarpus ptychodus Arambourg |
| 2005 | Russellosaurina Bell and Polcyn p. 189 |
| 2005 | Russellosaurina Polcyn and Bell p. 322 |
| 2006 | Russellosaurina Bardet et al. |
| 2007 | Russellosaurina Cuthbertson et al. |
| 2009 | Russellosaurina Komishi and Caldwell p. 418 |
| 2010 | Russellosaurina Konishi et al. |
| 2011 | Russellosaurina Konishi and Caldwell |
| 2012 | Russellosaurina Konishi et al. |
| 2013 | Russellosaurina Bell Jr. et al. p. 578 |
| 2015 | Russellosaurina Cuthbertson and Holmes |
| 2017 | Russellosaurina Otero et al. |
| 2019 | Russellosaurina Romano et al. p. 203 |
| 2020 | Russellosaurina Grigoriev and Grabovskiy p. 2 |
| 2023 | Russellosaurina Kiernan and Ebersole p. 4 |
| 2024 | Russellosaurina Plasse et al. p. 4 |
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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.
Unr. †Russellosaurina Bell 1997
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Subfm. †Plioplatecarpinae Dollo 1884
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G. †Ectenosaurus Russell 1967
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†Ectenosaurus clidastoides Merriam 1894
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Invalid names: Platecarpus oxyrhinus Merriam 1894 [synonym]
†Ectenosaurus shannoni Kiernan and Ebersole 2023
†Ectenosaurus tlemonectes Kiernan and Ebersole 2023
Unr. †Plioplatecarpini Russell 1967
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G. †Latoplatecarpus Konishi and Caldwell 2011
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†Latoplatecarpus nichollsae Cuthbertson et al. 2007
†Latoplatecarpus willistoni Konishi and Caldwell 2011
G. †Platecarpus Cope 1869
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†Platecarpus crassartus Cope 1871
†Platecarpus curtirostris Cope 1871
†Platecarpus planifrons Cope 1874
†Platecarpus tympaniticus Cope 1869
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Invalid names: Holcodus coryphaeus Cope 1871 [synonym], Lestosaurus felix Marsh 1872 [synonym], Lestosaurus gracilis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Lestosaurus latifrons Marsh 1872 [synonym], Lestosaurus simus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Liodon ictericus Cope 1870 [synonym], Liodon mudgei Cope 1870 [synonym]
Invalid names: Holcodus Gibbes 1851 [synonym], Holosaurus Marsh 1880 [synonym], Lestosaurus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Platecarpus affinis Leidy 1873 [nomen dubium], Platecarpus anguliferus Cope 1874 [nomen vanum], Platecarpus brachycephalus Loomis 1915 [nomen dubium], Platecarpus glandiferus Cope 1871 [nomen dubium], Platecarpus latispinus Cope 1871 [nomen dubium], Platecarpus tectulus Cope 1871 [nomen dubium], Sironectes Cope 1874 [synonym]
G. †Plesioplatecarpus Konishi and Caldwell 2011
G. †Plioplatecarpus Dollo 1882
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†Plioplatecarpus crassartus Cope 1871
†Plioplatecarpus houzeaui Dollo 1889
†Plioplatecarpus marshi Dollo 1882
†Plioplatecarpus peckensis Cuthbertson and Holmes 2015
†Plioplatecarpus primaevus Russell 1967
Invalid names: Oterognathus Dollo 1889 [synonym]
Unr. †Selmasaurini Longrich et al. 2024
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G. †Selmasaurus Wright and Shannon 1988
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†Selmasaurus johnsoni Polcyn and Everhart 2008
†Selmasaurus russelli Wright and Shannon 1988
G. †Yaguarasaurus Páramo 1994
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†Yaguarasaurus columbianus Páramo 1994
†Yaguarasaurus regiomontanus Rivera-Sylva et al. 2024
Invalid names: Platecarpus ptychodon Arambourg 1952 [nomen dubium], Platecarpus somenensis Thevenin 1896 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Platecarpus ptychodus Arambourg 1952 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available