Higher classification Plesiosauroidea Order Plesiosauria | Phylum Chordata Rank Family | |
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Similar Plesiosauroidea, Plesiosauria, Microcleidus, Seeleyosaurus, Hydrorion | ||
The Plesiosauridae are a monophyletic group of plesiosaurs.
A family Plesiosauridae was first named by John Edward Gray in 1825.
References
Plesiosauridae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA