to Plotosaurus in 1951 when Camp discovered that the name had already been assigned to a type of nothosaur. Unlike other mosasaurids, Plotosaurus possesses...
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species to Plotosaurus. The latter rendered Mosasaurus paraphyletic (an unnatural grouping), but Bell (1997) nevertheless recognized Plotosaurus as a distinct...
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occurrences in Asia. They are highly derived mosasaurs, containing genera like Plotosaurus, having unique adaptations to fast swimming speeds, or Mosasaurus, which...
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Additionally, mosasaurs had large pectoral girdles, and such genera as Plotosaurus may have used their front flippers in a breaststroke motion to gain added...
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to a clade containing Moanasaurus, Rikisaurus, Mosasaurus spp., and Plotosaurus. The 50% majority-rule consensus results of their phylogenetic analyses...
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†Globidensini †Carinodens †Globidens †Harranasaurus †Igdamanosaurus †Xenodens †Mosasaurini †Bentiabasaurus †Eremiasaurus †Plotosaurus †Moanasaurus †Mosasaurus...
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a more typical phylogeny of mosasaurs, with Goronyosaurus closest to Plotosaurus in derived Mosasaurinae, and the clade Plioplatecarpinae resolved, including...
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edge of the scapula. Eremiasaurus' caudal vertebrae are most similar to Plotosaurus. Among the most notable features are the presence of a ventral deviation...
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