Dolichorhynchops

Dolichorhynchops adalah genus plesiosauria Polycotylidae yang sudah punah dari Kapur Akhir (sub-kala Turonian awal sampai Kampanium akhir) dari Amerika Utara, mengandung tiga spesies, D. osborni, D. bonneri dan D. tropicensis, juga spesies keempat yang diragukan, D. herschelensis. Dolichorhynchops adalah reptil laut prasejarah. Nama generiknya merupakan bahasa Yunani yang berarti "wajah berhidung panjang".

Dolichorhynchops Periode Kapur Akhir, 93.5–70.6 jtyl PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
D. osborni, Museum Sejarah Alam Nasional, Washington D. C.
Taksonomi
Genus	Dolichorhynchops Williston, 1902
Tipe taksonomi	†Dolichorhynchops osborni Williston, 1902
Spesies lain
†D. bonneri (Adams, 1997) †D. tropicensis McKean, 2011 †?D. herschelensis Sato, 2005

Klasifikasi

Spesimen di Wina

Di bawah ini adalah kladogram kekerabatan Polycotylidae dari Ketchum & Benson, 2011.

Plesiosauroidea	Cryptoclididae    Leptocleidia    Leptocleididae    Polycotylidae    Edgarosaurus         Plesiopleurodon     QM F18041           Eopolycotylus     Polycotylus     Thililua         Trinacromerum       Manemergus       Dolichorhynchops herschelensis       Dolichorhynchops     Palmulasaurus

Lihat juga

• Daftar genera Plesiosauria
• Garis waktu penelitian Plesiosauria

Referensi

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