Polycotylidae
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Polycotylidae is a family of plesiosaurs from the Cretaceous. Polycotylids first appeared during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous, before becoming abundant and widespread during the early Late Cretaceous. Several species survived into the final stage of the Cretaceous, the Maastrichtian around . The possible latest surviving member Rarosaurus from the late Maastrichtian is more likely a crocodylomorph.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Plesiosauroidea
- Image
- Trinacromerum BW.jpg
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- Commons category
- Polycotylidae
- taxon name
- Polycotylidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Polycotylidae
- taxon common name
- 雙臼椎龍科
- start time
- 103000000-
- end time
- 66000000-0
- time period
- Cretaceous
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Article · Italiano
I policotilidi (Polycotylidae) sono una famiglia di rettili marini estinti, appartenenti ai plesiosauri. Vissero nel Cretaceo (circa 130 - 65 milioni di anni fa) e i loro resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in gran parte del mondo (Nordamerica, Europa, Asia, Africa e Sudamerica).
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