Piratosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piratosaurus (meaning "Multiplied pirate lizard") is a dubious genus of plesiosaur[1] possibly belonging to the Polycotylidae[2] that is known exclusively from the type species P. plicatus, named and described by Joseph Leidy in 1865.[3] It is known only from the holotype, USNM V 1000, a tooth, discovered in Late Cretaceous-aged rocks in the Red River basin of Manitoba; at least one researcher erroneously assumed it was found in Minnesota.[1]
Quick Facts Piratosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
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Genus: | †Piratosaurus Leidy, 1865 |
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†Piratosaurus plicatus Leidy, 1865 | |
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