†Elasmosauridae (original) (raw)

After Creisler, 1999-2001, O'Keefe, 2001, Gasparini, Bardet, Martin & Fernández, 2003, and Kear, 2005

**<==o †Elasmosauridae Cope, 1869 sensu O'Keefe, 2001 |?- †Aristonectes parvidens Cabrera, 1941 sensu Gasparini et al., 2003 [see taxonomic notes of Aristonectes] [is a Artistonectid? (O'Keefe, 2001; O'Keefe & Street, 2009)] |?- †Futabasaurus suzukii Sato, Hasegawa & Manabe, 2006 |?- †Woolungasaurus glendowerensis Persson, 1960 [nomen dubium Kear, 2005] |?- †Fresnosaurus drescheri Welles, 1943 |?- †Mauisaurus haasti Hector, 1874; U.Cret, NZ. |?- †Aphrosaurus furlongi Welles, 1943 |?- †Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae Welles, 1943 |?- †Hydralmosaurus serpentinus (Cope, 1877) Welles, 1943 [Styxosaurus browni Welles, 1952] |?- †Thalassomedon hanningtoni Welles, 1943 [Alzadasaurus riggsi Weller, 1943; Ogmodirus Williston & Moodie, 1913 [nomen dubium]] |?- †Zarafasaura oceanis Vincent, Bardet, Pereda Suberbiola, Bouya, Amaghzaz & Meslouh, 2011 |?- †Elasmosaurus platyurus Cope, 1868 [look for rather funny description in Creisler, 1999-2001] --+-- †_Brancasaurus brancai_ Wegner, 1914 --+?-+-- †Tuarangisaurus keyesi Wiffen & Moisley, 1986; U.Cret, NZ. | --+-- †_Eromangasaurus carinognathus_ Kear, 2005; L.Cret. Aust. [_Woolungasaurus_ cf. _W. glendowerensis_ Persson, 1982; **Elasmosauridae** gen. et sp. nov.; Thulborn & Turner, 1993; **Elasmosauridae** gen. et sp. nov.; Kear, 2003; _Tuarangisaurus_ sp. nov.; Sachs, 2004] | -- †Terminonatator ponteixensis Sato, 2003 --+-- †_Callawayasaurus columbiensis_ (Welles, 1962) Carpenter, 1999 [“Alzadasaurus” _columbiensis_ Welles, 1962] --+-- †Libonectes morgani (Welles, 1949) Carpenter, 1997 `-- †Styxosaurus snowii (Williston, 1890) Welles, 1943 [**taxonomic history]

Elasmosauridae incertae sedis:

†“Elasmosaurus” _amalitskii_
†_Orophosaurus_
†_Woolungasaurus glendowerensis_ Persson, 1960 [_nomen dubium_ Kear, 2005]
†_Ogmodirus_ 
†_Piptomerus_ 
†_Branacasaurus_ [=? _Brancasaurus_??]
†_Goniosaurus_

Reference(s):

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