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Plotosaurini (disused)

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Plotosaurini Russell p. 144
2008Plotosaurini Fernández et al. p. 179
2012Plotosaurini Mateus et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
tribePlotosaurini
tribePlotosaurini

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. †Plotosaurini Russell 1967
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. A. Russell 1967"More than twelve pygal vertebrae present. Radius and ulna nearly contact above carpalia on distal border of antebrachial foramen. The structure of the manus in these forms from the Pacific basin suggests they should be placed in a tribe distinct from other member of the Mosasaurinae."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: ovoviviparousf
Created: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Modified: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Plotosaurini indet. (140999)