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Plioplatecarpini
Taxonomy
Plioplatecarpini was named by Russell (1967).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Plioplatecarpini by Longrich et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Plioplatecarpidae by Thurmond (1969); to Russellosaurina by Komishi and Caldwell (2009); and to Plioplatecarpinae by Russell (1967), Páramo (1994), Páramo-Fonseca (2000), Fernández et al. (2008) and Longrich et al. (2024).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Plioplatecarpini by Longrich et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Plioplatecarpidae by Thurmond (1969); to Russellosaurina by Komishi and Caldwell (2009); and to Plioplatecarpinae by Russell (1967), Páramo (1994), Páramo-Fonseca (2000), Fernández et al. (2008) and Longrich et al. (2024).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1967 | Plioplatecarpini Russell p. 148 |
| 1969 | Plioplatecarpini Thurmond p. 72 |
| 1994 | Plioplatecarpini Páramo p. 65 |
| 2000 | Plioplatecarpini Páramo-Fonseca p. 123 |
| 2008 | Plioplatecarpini Fernández et al. p. 183 |
| 2009 | Plioplatecarpini Komishi and Caldwell p. 418 |
| 2024 | Plioplatecarpini Longrich et al. |
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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. †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]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. A. Russell 1967 | "Canal through basioccipital and basisphenoid for basilar artery. Delicately proportioned jaws, teeth striated and subcircular in cross-section. Chevrons free. These are generally mosasaurs of moderate size, with relatively short jaws and long, slender teeth." |