Palmulasaurus
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Palmulasaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Polycotylidae |
| Subfamily: |
†Palmulasaurinae Albright et al., 2007 |
| Genus: |
†Palmulasaurus Albright et al., 2007 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Palmula Lea, 1833 (preoccupied) |
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Palmula Lea, 1833 (preoccupied)
Palmulasaurus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Utah. It was originally described as Palmula, but the name was occupied by a genus of Cretaceous foraminifer first described in 1833.
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