Pantosaurus Marsh 1893 (plesiosaur)

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

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of United States (5: Wyoming collections)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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