This taxon is considered nomen vanum, species not entered
of the valid taxon Platecarpus
according to the Paleobiology Database.
See the page for Platecarpus →
Bibliography
Original description
T. Konishi, M. W. Caldwell, and G. L. Bell, Jr. 2010. Redescription of the holotype of Platecarpus tympaniticus Cope, 1869 (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae), and its implications for the alpha taxonomy of the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1410-1421
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