Plesiosauridae
The Plesiosauridae are a monophyletic group of plesiosaurs.[1]
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| Plesiosaurus skeleton | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Superfamily: | †Plesiosauroidea |
| Family: | †Plesiosauridae Gray, 1825 |
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Eretmosaurus | |
A family Plesiosauridae was first named by John Edward Gray in 1825.[2]
References
- Ketchum, H. F., and Benson, R. B. J., 2010. "Global interrelationships of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) and the pivotal role of taxon sampling in determining the outcome of phylogenetic analyses". Biological Reviews, v. 85, p. 361-392 doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2009.00107.x PMID 20002391
- John Edward Gray, 1825, They were Pliosaurs Pliosauroidea and Plesiosaurs Plesiosauria "A Synopsis of the Genera of Reptiles and Amphibia, with a Description of some new Species", Annals of Philosophy (British Museum) 10: 193–217
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