Palmulasaurus

Palmulasaurus

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Superordo: †Sauropterygia
Ordo: †Plesiosauria
Subordo: †Plesiosauroidea
Familia: †Polycotylidae
Genus: †Palmulasaurus
Species: †P. quadratus

Name

Palmulasaurus Albright, Gillette & Titus, 2007

Type species: Palmula quadratus Albright, Gillette & Titus, 2007, by original designation [and monotypy].

Synonyms

• Palmula Albright, Gillette & Titus, 2007 [junior homonym of Palmula Lea, 1833 (Chromista)]

References

Primary references

• Albright, L.B., Gillette, D.D. & Titus, A.L. 2007. Plesiosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) Tropic Shale of southern Utah, part 2: Polycotylidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(1): 41–58. PDF. DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[41:PFTUCC]2.0.CO;2 . PDF.

Links

• †Palmulasaurus Albright et al., 2007 (plesiosaur) – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.

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