Georgiasaurus Ochev 1977 (plesiosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae

Synonym: Georgia Otschev 1976 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Polycotylinae according to W. S. Persons IV et al. 2022

See also Otschev 1976 and Storrs et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Dolichorhynchia, Eopolycotylus, Polycotylus, Scalamagnus, Serpentisuchops, Trinacromerum

Subtaxa: Georgiasaurus penzensis

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Type: Georgia penzensis

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Zatolokino Village (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

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