^ abBenson, R. B. J.; Druckenmiller, P. S. (2014) [first published online 2013]. "Faunal turnover of marine tetrapods during the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition". Biological Reviews. 89: 1–23. doi:10.1111/brv.12038. PMID 23581455.
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thalassophonea, extinct, clade, pliosaurids, from, middle, jurassic, early, late, cretaceous, callovian, turonian, australia, europe, north, america, south, america, erected, roger, benson, patrick, druckenmiller, 2013, name, derived, from, greek, thalassa, θά. Thalassophonea is an extinct clade of pliosaurids from the Middle Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous Callovian to Turonian of Australia Europe North America and South America Thalassophonea was erected by Roger Benson and Patrick Druckenmiller in 2013 The name is derived from Greek thalassa 8alassa sea and phoneus foneys murderer It is a stem based taxon defined as all taxa more closely related to Pliosaurus brachydeirus than to Marmornectes candrewi 1 It includes the short necked and large headed taxa that typify the family ThalassophoneansTemporal range Callovian Turonian 166 90 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NLiopleurodon feroxSachicasaurus vitaeScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaSuperorder SauropterygiaOrder PlesiosauriaFamily PliosauridaeClade ThalassophoneaBenson amp Druckenmiller 2013Subgroups Gallardosaurus Ischyrodon Liopleurodon Megalneusaurus Simolestes Peloneustes Pliosaurus Brachaucheninae Acostasaurus Brachauchenius Kronosaurus Luskhan Makhaira Megacephalosaurus Polyptychodon Sachicasaurus StenorhynchosaurusClassification EditThe following cladogram follows an analysis by Benson amp Druckenmiller 2014 1 Pliosauridae ThalassiodraconHauffiosaurusAttenborosaurus MarmornectesThalassophonea Peloneustes Pliosaurus andrewsiSimolestesLiopleurodon Liopleurodon rossicusPliosaurus GallardosaurusBrachaucheninae BrachaucheniusKronosaurus MegacephalosaurusReferences Edit a b Benson R B J Druckenmiller P S 2014 first published online 2013 Faunal turnover of marine tetrapods during the Jurassic Cretaceous transition Biological Reviews 89 1 23 doi 10 1111 brv 12038 PMID 23581455 This article about a plesiosaur is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thalassophonea amp oldid 1110677452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,