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Pliosauridae Seeley, 1874 †

117169  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:117169)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Reptilia (Class)
  7. Plesiosauria † (Order)
  8. Pliosauridae † (Family)
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  1. Genus Acostasaurus Gómez-Pérez & Noè, 2017 †
  2. Genus Anguanax Cau & Fanti, 2015 †
  3. Genus Arminisaurus Sachs & Kear, 2018 †
  4. Genus Bishanopliosaurus Dong, 1980 †
  5. Genus Boyacasaurus Benavides-Cabra, Garavito-Camacho, Páramo-Fonseca & Pomar, 2025 †
  6. Genus Brachauchenius Williston, 1903 †
  7. Genus Cryonectes Vincent, Bardet & Mattioli, 2013 †
  8. Genus Eardasaurus Ketchum & Benson, 2022 †
  9. Genus Eiectus Noè & Gómez-Pérez, 2022 †
  10. Genus Eretmosaurus Seeley, 1874 †
  11. Genus Gallardosaurus Gasparini, 2009 †
  12. Genus Hauffiosaurus O'Keefe, 2001 †
  13. Genus Kronosaurus Longman, 1924 †
  14. Genus Liopleurodon Sauvage, 1873 †
  15. Genus Lorrainosaurus Sachs, Madzia, Thuy & Kear, 2023 †
  16. Genus Luskhan Fischer et al., 2017 †
  17. Genus Macroplata Swinton, 1930 †
  18. Genus Makhaira Fischer, Arkhangelsky, Stenshin, Uspensky, Zverkov & Benson, 2015 †
  19. Genus Marmornectes Ketchum & Benson, 2011 †
  20. Genus Megacephalosaurus Schumacher, Carpenter & Everhart, 2013 †
  21. Genus Megalneusaurus Knight, 1898 †
  22. Genus Monquirasaurus Noè & Gómez-Pérez, 2022 †
  23. Genus Opallionectes B. Kear, 2006 †
  24. Genus Peloneustes Lydekker, 1889 †
  25. Genus Peyerus Stromer, 1935 †
  26. Genus Polyptychodon Owen, 1841 †
  27. Genus Rhaeticosaurus Wintrich, Hayashi, Houssaye, Nakajima & Sander, 2017 †
  28. Genus Stenorhynchosaurus Páramo-Fonseca, Gómez-Pérez, Noé & Etayo-Serna, 2016 †
  29. Genus Thaumatosaurus Meyer, 1841 †
  30. Genus Yuzhoupliosaurus Zhang, 1985 †
  31. Genus Enigmatosaurus Nopcsa, 1926 † (Misspelling)
  32. Genus Plesiopleurodon Carpenter, 1996 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
fossil only
Not documented
IRMNG (2026). Pliosauridae Seeley, 1874 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117169 on 2026-06-08
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Sauropsida (Subclass) > Plesiosauria (Order) > Pliosauridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Jurassic (Hettangian)-Cretaceous (Turonian) [details]
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