Class Reptilia Infraorder Anguimorpha | Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Similar Adriosaurus, Dolichosaurus, Carsosaurus, Pythonomorpha, Aigialosaurus | ||
Pontosaurus is a now extinct genus of pythonomorph from the Late Cretaceous period. It was originally named Hydrosaurus, but that name was preoccupied by an agamid lizard, so it was renamed.
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Pontosaurus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA