Species
Valid Extinct

Elasmosaurus platyurus

(Cope 1868)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Elasmosauridae Family
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Euelasmosaurida Unranked clade
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Elasmosaurinae Unranked clade
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Elasmosaurus Genus
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Elasmosaurus platyurus Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Pierre Shale
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Synonyms (1)
Discosaurus carinatus objective synonym of Elasmosaurus platyurus
Bibliography
Original description
E. D. Cope. 1868. On a new large enaliosaur. The American Journal of Science, series 2 46(137):263-264
Bibliography (1)
E. D. Cope. 1868. On a new large enaliosaur. The American Journal of Science, series 2 46(137):263-264