Pahasapasaurus
Genus of polycotylid plesiosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Pahasapasaurus | |
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Life restoration | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Plesiosauria |
Family: | †Polycotylidae |
Genus: | †Pahasapasaurus |
Species: | †P. haasi |
Binomial name | |
†Pahasapasaurus haasi Schumacher 2007 | |
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