Redescription of the holotype of Platecarpus tympaniticus Cope, 1869 (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae), and its implications for the alpha taxonomy of the genus

T. Konishi, M. W. Caldwell, and G. L. Bell

2010

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1410-1421

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Holcodus acutidens
• Holosaurus
• Holosaurus abruptus
• Lestosaurus gracilis
• Lestosaurus latifrons
• Liodon mudgei
• Platecarpus affinis
• Platecarpus anguliferus
• Platecarpus crassartus
• Platecarpus glandiferus
• Platecarpus latispinus
• Platecarpus ptychodus
• Platecarpus tectulus

Taxonomy:

• Platecarpus ptychodus belongs to Platecarpus - Arambourg (1952)
• Lestosaurus felix belongs to Platecarpus tympaniticus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Platecarpus somenensis belongs to Plioplatecarpinae - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Platecarpus affinis belongs to Platecarpus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Platecarpus glandiferus belongs to Platecarpus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Platecarpus tectulus belongs to Platecarpus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Platecarpus latispinus belongs to Platecarpus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Lestosaurus gracilis belongs to Platecarpus tympaniticus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Lestosaurus latifrons belongs to Platecarpus tympaniticus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Russellosaurina belongs to Mosasauridae - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Lestosaurus simus belongs to Platecarpus tympaniticus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Holcodus coryphaeus belongs to Platecarpus tympaniticus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Liodon mudgei belongs to Platecarpus tympaniticus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Liodon ictericus belongs to Platecarpus tympaniticus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Holcodus acutidens belongs to Holcodus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Holosaurus belongs to Platecarpus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Lestosaurus belongs to Platecarpus - Konishi et al. (2010)
• Holcodus belongs to Platecarpus - Konishi et al. (2010)