A New Hypothesis of the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Tylosaurinae (Squamata: Mosasauroidea)
Tylosaurinae (Williston, 1897), is reconstructed in most analyses as the sister group of the Plioplatecarpinae (Dollo, 1884). The most distinctive characteristic of the group is an elongated edentulous rostrum on the premaxilla. Members of the tylosaurine subfamily are divided into two genera: Tylos...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2019.00047/full |