Pliosauridae

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Pliosauridae
Temporal range:
Ma
Cast of
Attenborosaurus conybeari (NHMUK R1339), Natural History Museum
Liopleurodon ferox mounted skeleton, Museum of Paleontology, Tübingen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: †Sauropterygia
Order: †Plesiosauria
Suborder: †Pliosauroidea
Family: †Pliosauridae
Seeley, 1874
Subgroups

Pliosauridae is a

mosasaurs. It was formally named by Harry G. Seeley in 1874.[1]

Relationships

Pliosauridae is a

subfamily of pliosaurids,[3] and possibly even the "crown group" of Pliosauridae.[4]

The following cladogram follows an analysis by Benson & Druckenmiller (2014).[5]

 
Plesiosauria
 

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 12193439
    .
  2. ^ "Pliosauridae". The Plesiosaur Directory. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. S2CID 55353949. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
  4. S2CID 85851352
    .
  5. S2CID 19710180
    .

External links
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