†Polycotylus sopozkoi Efimov et al. 2016 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae
Full reference: V. M. Efimov, I. A. Meleshin, and A. V. Nikiforov. 2016. A New Species of the Plesiosaur Genus Polycotylus from the Upper Cretaceous of the Southern Urals. Paleontological Journal 50(5):494-503
Belongs to Polycotylus according to V. M. Efimov et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Polycotylus latipinnis, Polycotylus suprajurensis
Type specimen: UPM 247, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Izhberda Quarry, which is in a Campanian marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Izhberda Quarry
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