Discosaurus

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.

Discosaurus
Discosaurus vetustus vertebrae
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Discosaurus

Leidy, 1851
Species

Discosaurus vetustus

See also

  • List of plesiosaurs

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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