Pahasapasaurus
Genus of polycotylid plesiosaurs
| Pahasapasaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, late Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Polycotylidae |
| Genus: | †Pahasapasaurus |
| Species: | †P. haasi |
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| †Pahasapasaurus haasi Schumacher 2007 | |
Pahasapasaurus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur from the late Cenomanian-aged Greenhorn Limestone of South Dakota, USA, about 94 million years ago. Distinctive features of the taxon include elongate epipodial bones (radius/ulna - tibia/fibula) and the nature of the palate bones (roof of the mouth). The type species is P. haasi.[1]
See also
Paleontology portal
References
- ^ Schumacher, B. A. 2007. A new polycotylid plesiosaur (Reptilia; Sauropterygia) from the Greenhorn Limestone (Upper Cretaceous; lower upper Cenomanian), Black Hills, South Dakota. in Marin, J.E., and Parris, D.C., eds., The Geology and Paleontology of the Late Cretaceous Marine Deposits of the Dakotas: Geological Society of America Special Paper 427, p. 133-146.
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