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    Plesiosaur (redirect from Plesiosauria)
    The Plesiosauria (/ˌpliːsiəˈsɔːriə, -zi-/ PLEE-see-ə-SOR-ee-ə, -⁠zee-; Greek: πλησίος, plesios, meaning "near to" and sauros, meaning "lizard") or plesiosaurs...
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  • two pairs of large, elongated paddles. It lends its name to the order Plesiosauria, of which it is an early, but fairly typical member. It contains only...
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    is more closely related to Plesiosauria than to Nothosaurus. Pistosaurus is often mistaken with Nothosaurus and Plesiosauria. Nothosaurus belongs to the...
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  • Panera, Juan Pablo (10 August 2023). "A new elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the upper levels of the La Colonia Formation (upper Maastrichtian)...
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    extinction and flourished during the Triassic before all except for the Plesiosauria became extinct at the end of that period. The plesiosaurs would continue...
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  • Plesiosauroidea (Reptilia) and a review of the phylogeny and classification of the Plesiosauria". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology. 35 (4): 253–347...
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    originally included only members of the family Pliosauridae, of the order Plesiosauria, but several other genera and families are now also included, the number...
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    Everhart, Michael J. (2022). "Washed Ashore – New Elasmosaurid Specimens (Plesiosauria: Sauropterygia) from the Late Cretaceous of Colorado and Kansas and Their...
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    Ketchum, H.F.; Benson, R.B.J. (2010). "Global interrelationships of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) and the pivotal role of taxon sampling in determining...
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    Sachs, S. (2005). "Redescription of Elasmosaurus platyurus, Cope 1868 (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Campanian) of Kansas...
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    Hilary F.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2011). "A new pliosaurid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Oxford Clay Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) of England:...
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    The Allen Formation is a geological formation in Argentina whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (middle Campanian to early Maastrichtian. Dinosaur...
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    ; O'Gorman, J. (2014). "A new species of Pliosaurus (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Upper Jurassic of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina". Ameghiniana...
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    A.; O'Keefe, F.R. (2023). "Occurrence of Styxosaurus (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in the Cenomanian: Implications for relationships of elasmosaurids of...
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    Pliosauride (Reptilia: Plesiosauria) aus der Unterkreide (oberes Aptium) von Kolumbien" [A large pliosaurid (Reptilia: Plesiosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous...
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    (2007). "Anatomy and systematics of the Rhomaleosauridae (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria)" (PDF). Ph.D. Thesis, University CollegeDublin. Adam S. Smith & Gareth...
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  • comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the order Plesiosauria, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted...
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    "Earliest North American Occurrence Of Polycotylidae (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) From The Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Clearwater Formation, Alberta, Canada"...
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    Reguero, Marcelo; Cárdenas, Magalí (2024-12-31). "A new elasmosaurid (Plesiosauria: Sauropterygia) from the López de Bertodano Formation: new data on the...
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  • R.; Reguero, M. (2019-10-01). "A giant elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia; Plesiosauria) from Antarctica: New information on elasmosaurid body size diversity...
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    плезиозавра (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) в келловее Никитино (Спасский район, Рязанская область) [On a plesiosaur (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) finding in Callovian...
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    a paraphyletic grouping, meaning that they do not form a true clade. Plesiosauria is now placed within Pistosauroidea, while the traditional pistosauroids...
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    Madzia (2024) recovered Franconiasaurus as a plesiosauroid member of the Plesiosauria, as the sister taxon to the Cryptoclidia. This suggests that Franconiasaurus...
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    Ketchum, H. F., and Benson, R. B. J., 2010. "Global interrelationships of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) and the pivotal role of taxon sampling in determining...
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  • standard-bearers for inclusion in the species and genera of the reptile clade Plesiosauria, which includes the short-necked pliosaurs and long necked plesiosauroids...
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    "A Small Body Sized Non-Aristonectine Elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia with Comments on the Relationships...
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    (2010). "The anatomy and taxonomy of Macroplata tenuiceps (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Hettangian (Lower Jurassic) of Warwickshire, United Kingdom"...
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    revision of the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia)". Acta Zoologica Fennica. 213: 1–63. Leptocleidus on DinoWight http://plesiosauria.com/leptocleidus...
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    Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Superorder: †Sauropterygia Order: †Plesiosauria Family: †Pliosauridae Clade: †Thalassophonea Benson & Druckenmiller,...
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    Ketchum, H.F.; Benson, R.B.J. (2010). "Global interrelationships of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) and the pivotal role of taxon sampling in determining...
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