Discosaurus
| Discosaurus | |
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| Discosaurus vetustus vertebrae | |
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Subclass: | Enaliosauria
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| Genus: | Discosaurus Leidy, 1851
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Discosaurus vetustus | |
Discosaurus is an extinct genus of Cretaceous plesiosaur first discovered in Alabama by Joseph Leidy. It was argued to be the same animal as Elasmosaurus.
See also[]
- List of plesiosaurs
References[]
http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Leidy1870b.html
Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America, Issue 179 by Oliver Perry Hay
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- Cretaceous plesiosaurs of North America
- Cretaceous plesiosaurs
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