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Edgarosaurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Sauropterygia

Family
  
Polycotylidae

Scientific name
  
Edgarosaurus muddi

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Sauropsida

Suborder
  
Plesiosauroidea

Species
  
E. muddi

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Plesiosauria

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Similar
  
Thililua, Sthenarosaurus, Eretmosaurus, Bishanopliosaurus, Nichollssaura

Edgarosaurus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur, containing one species, E. muddi. The type specimen was found in Early Cretaceous (late Albian) rocks in the state of Montana in the United States. At the time, this location was covered by part of the Western Interior Seaway.

References

Edgarosaurus Wikipedia