†Dolichorhynchops herschelensis Sato 2005 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae
Full reference: T. Sato. 2005. A new polycotylid plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation in Saskatchewan, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 79(5):969-980
Belongs to Dolichorhynchops according to T. Sato 2005
Sister taxa: Dolichorhynchops osborni, Plesiosaurus ichthyospondylus, Trinacromerum latimanus
Type specimen: RSM P2310.1, a partial skeleton
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Near Herschel (Cretaceous of Saskatchewan)
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