Scotolathys
Scotolathys is a genus of extinct predatory marine reptiles belonging to the order Plesiosauria. These marine reptiles lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 90 to 72 million years ago. The name "Scotolathys" is derived from Greek words meaning "darkness" and "fish," referring to its likely predatory lifestyle and the dark, deep environments it may have inhabited.
Fossils attributed to Scotolathys have been found in various locations, primarily in North America, including the
The genus Scotolathys is considered to be part of the pliosaur superfamily, a group of plesiosaurs known