plakatus
Plakatus is a genus of extinct marine reptiles belonging to the order Plesiosauria. These creatures lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 to 66 million years ago. Plakatus fossils have been primarily found in North America, particularly in the western United States.
This genus is characterized by its relatively small size compared to other pliosaurs, a group of short-necked
The exact phylogenetic placement of Plakatus within Pliosauria has been subject to debate among paleontologists. Some