Discosaurus
| Discosaurus | |
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| Discosaurus vetustus vertebrae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Enaliosauria |
| Order: | Sauropterygia |
| Genus: | Discosaurus Leidy, 1851 |
| Species | |
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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
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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