Plioplatecarpus crassartus Cope 1871

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Alternative combinations: Lestosaurus crassartus, Liodon crassartus, Prognathodon crassartus

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1871. Catalogue of the Pythonomorpha found in the Cretaceous strata of Kansas. Proceedings of the American Philosphical Society (separate) 1-24

Belongs to Plioplatecarpus according to T. Konishi et al. 2011

See also Cope 1871, Cope 1874, Cope 1875, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Konishi et al. 2010 and Russell 1967

Sister taxa: Plioplatecarpus houzeaui, Plioplatecarpus marshi, Plioplatecarpus peckensis, Plioplatecarpus primaevus

Type specimen: AMNH 1562, a partial skeleton (vertebrae and limb elements)

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plioplatecarpus crassartus in the database

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