Thalassophonea
| Thalassophoneans | |
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Liopleurodon ferox
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Sachicasaurus vitae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Pliosauridae |
| Clade: | †Thalassophonea Benson & Druckenmiller, 2013 |
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Thalassophonea is an
Marmornectes candrewi".[1] It includes the short necked and large headed taxa that typify the family.[2][3] The largest representatives reached 10–11 metres (33–36 ft), in length, with around a quarter of this length being the head. Thalassophonean pliosaurs represented the largest marine predators during their existence, spanning more than 80 million years.[2]
Classification
The following cladogram follows an analysis by Benson & Druckenmiller (2014).[1]
