Plotosaurus Camp 1951 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Synonym: Kolposaurus Camp 1942 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Mosasaurini according to A. R. H. LeBlanc et al. 2012

See also Bell and Polcyn 2005, Camp 1942, Camp 1951, Carroll 1988, Dortangs et al. 2002, Driscoll et al. 2019, Frey et al. 2016, McDowell and Bogert 1954, Novas et al. 2002, Russell 1967 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Eremiasaurus, Liodon asiaticum

Subtaxa: Garzasaurus Plotosaurus bennisoni Plotosaurus tuckeri

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection), Japan (2), United States (6: California)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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