Cimoliasaurus magnus Leidy 1851 (elasmosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

Alternative combination: Discosaurus magnus

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1851. [Descriptions of a number of fossil reptiles and mammals] . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5:325-328

Belongs to Cimoliasaurus according to F. R. O'Keefe and H. P. Street 2009

Sister taxa: Brimosaurus grandis, Cimoliasaurus brevior, Cimoliasaurus maccoyi, Cimoliosaurus laramiensis, Cimoliosaurus magnus, Cimoliosaurus snowii

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (6: Maryland, New Jersey collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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