Biology:Discosaurus
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Short description: Extinct genus of reptiles
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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 Jones and named by Joseph Leidy. It was by Leidy argued to be the same animal as Elasmosaurus. The genus is today considered a nomen dubium.
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 Wikidata ☰ Q5281707 entry
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