Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae
Alternative combination: Dolichorhynchops tropicensis
Full reference: R. Schmeisser McKean. 2012. A new species of polycotylid plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Lower Turonian of Utah: Extending the stratigraphic range of Dolichorhynchops. Cretaceous Research 34:184-199
Belongs to Scalamagnus according to R. O. Clark et al. 2024
See also Schmeisser McKean 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNA V10046, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Tropic Shale (MNA loc. 1627), which is in a Turonian marine shale in the Tropic Shale Formation of Utah.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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