Aptychodon

Reuss 1855

Aptychodon is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of the Czech Republic. The type species is A. cretaceus.

Temporal range

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PBDB occurrences

Group

Sauroptérygiens

Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine

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Teeth from the holotype of Aptychodon cretaceus. © August Emanuel von Reuss · Public domain · Wikimedia

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Classification

Sauropterygia Suborder

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Plesiosauria Order

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Aptychodon Genus

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Bibliography

Original description

J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560