- elasmosaurids.
Another family historically considered as distinct, the
Cimoliasauridae, has
since 2009 been
recognized as a
junior synonym of the Elasmosauridae...
-
Cretaceous Plesiosauroids:
Early Jur****ic - Late
Cretaceous Plesiosaurus Cimoliasauridae Cryptoclididae Cryptoclidus Microcleidus Muraenosaurus Elasmosauridae...
- once
considered to be
close relatives of
Aristonectes in the
family Cimoliasauridae or Aristonectidae, but
later ****igned to Cryptoclididae. The unusual...
- as
being a
derived elasmosaurid,
effectively making the
family name
Cimoliasauridae Delair, 1959 a
junior synonym of Elasmosauridae.
Cimoliasaurus laramiensis...
- Aristonectes, and Kaiwhekea. This
group was
formerly known as the
Cimoliasauridae, but
since Cimoliasaurus is
indeterminate and
quite possibly elasmosaurid...
- who
placed the
genus in the
Cimoliasauridae. In 2009, O'Keefe and
Hallie P.
Street reviewed the
validity of
Cimoliasauridae, and
found that this taxon...
- plesiosaurs,
which he
dubbed the
Cimoliasauridae. In 1963,
Persson also
referred Aristonectes to the
Cimoliasauridae on
account of
perceived close resemblances...
-
Tatenectes laramiensis, with
comments on the
taxonomic status of the
Cimoliasauridae" (PDF).
Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (1): 48–57. doi:10.1671/039...
- Elasmosauridae, with very long,
flexible necks and tiny heads; and the
Cimoliasauridae, a
poorly known group of
small Cretaceous forms.
According to traditional...
-
Tatenectes laramiensis, with
Comments on the
Taxonomic Status of the
Cimoliasauridae"
Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):48–57 E. D. Cope. 1876. On...
