Genus
Valid Extinct

Piptomerus

Cope 1887

Cimoliasaurus was a plesiosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of the eastern United States, with fossils known from New Jersey, North Carolina, and Maryland.

Temporal range
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PBDB occurrences
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Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Piptomerus
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Cimoliasaurus magnus vertebrae. © Leidy · Public domain · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Piptomerus Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560