#megacephalosaurus

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Name:‭Megacephalosaurus eulerti

Name Meaning: Large head lizard

First Described: 2013

Described By: Schumacher et al.,

Classification: Chordata, Tetrapoda, Reptilia, ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Plesiosauria, Pliosauridae

Megacephalosaurus was a Late Cretaceous pliosaur. It was discovered in the Carlile Shale Formation in Kansas. Megacephalosaurus actually represents one of the last members of the pliosauridae family.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacephalosaurus

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