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Palmulasaurus

Palmulasaurus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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
Species
  • P. quadratus Albright et al., 2007 (originally Palmula quadratus) (type)
Synonyms

Palmula Lea, 1833 (preoccupied)


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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