†Pantosaurus Marsh 1893 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae
Synonym: Parasaurus Marsh 1891 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Cryptoclididae according to R. B. J. Benson and P. S. Druckenmiller 2014
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Marsh 1891, O'Keefe and Wahl 2003, Sepkoski 2002, Wilhelm and O'Keefe 2010 and Williston 1903
Sister taxa: Abyssosaurus, Colymbosaurus, Cryptoclidus, Cryptoclidus aldingeri, Djupedalia, Kimmerosaurus, Muraenosaurus, Ophthalmothule, Picrocleidus, Spitrasaurus, Tatenectes, Tricleidus, Vinialesaurus
Subtaxa: Pantosaurus striatus
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (5: Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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