Palmulasaurus
Sign in to savePalmulasaurus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur from the Turonian Tropic Shale of Utah. It was originally described as Palmula, but that name was already occupied by a genus of Cretaceous foraminifera first described in 1833.
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- 94000000-0
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- 89000000-0
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- Palmulasaurus
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Palmulasaurus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur from the Turonian Tropic Shale of Utah. It was originally described as Palmula, but that name was already occupied by a genus of Cretaceous foraminifera first described in 1833.
== See also == List of plesiosaurs Timeline of plesiosaur research
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