Polyptchodon (plesiosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae

Parent taxon: Pliosauridae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Acostasaurus, Anguanax, Arminisaurus, Attenborosaurus, Cryonectes, Hauffiosaurus, Marmornectes, Pachycostasaurus, Pliosaurus aequalis, Pliosaurus evansi, Simolestinae, Sinopliosaurus, Stenorhynchosaurus, Strongylokrotaphus, Thalassiodracon, Thalassophonea

Subtaxa: Polyptchodon rugosus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Polyptchodon in the database

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