Two new plioplatecarpine (Squamata, Mosasauridae) genera from the Upper Cretaceous of North America, and a global phylogenetic analysis of plioplatecarpines

T. Konishi, and M. W. Caldwell

2011

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(4):754-783

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Latoplatecarpus
• Latoplatecarpus willistoni
• Platecarpus planifrons
• Plesioplatecarpus

Taxonomy:

• Latoplatecarpus belongs to Plioplatecarpinae - Konishi and Caldwell (2011)
• Latoplatecarpus nichollsae belongs to Latoplatecarpus - Konishi and Caldwell (2011)
• Plesioplatecarpus belongs to Plioplatecarpinae - Konishi and Caldwell (2011)