Taxonomy of Platypterygius campylodon and the diversity of the last ichthyosaurs
A complex and confusing taxonomy has concealed the diversity dynamics of Cretaceous ichthyosaurs (Reptilia) for decades. The near totality of Albian-Cenomanian remains from Eurasia has been assigned, by default, to the loosely defined entity Platypterygius campylodon, whose holotype was supposed to...
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-10-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2604.pdf |