Genus
Extinct

Holosaurus

subjective synonym of Platecarpus
Marsh 1880
This taxon is considered subjective synonym of of the valid taxon Platecarpus according to the Paleobiology Database. See the page for Platecarpus
Bibliography
Original description
T. Konishi, M. W. Caldwell, and G. L. Bell, Jr. 2010. Redescription of the holotype of Platecarpus tympaniticus Cope, 1869 (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae), and its implications for the alpha taxonomy of the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1410-1421 DOI ↗