†Plotosaurus tuckeri Camp 1942 (mosasaur)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Alternative combination: Kolposaurus tuckeri
Full reference: C. L. Camp. 1942. California mosasaurs. Memoirs of the University of California 13(1):1-68
Belongs to Plotosaurus according to Camp 1951
See also Camp 1942
Sister taxa: Garzasaurus, Plotosaurus bennisoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP V3736, which is in a Maastrichtian marine shale in the Moreno Formation of California
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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