Polycotylidae
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Polycotylidae is a family of large plesiosaurs from the Cretaceous, a sister group to the elasmosauridae.
With their short necks and large elongated heads, they resemble the pliosaurs, but closer phylogenetical studies indicate that they share many common features with the plesiosauridae and elasmosauridae. They have been found worldwide, with specimens specimens reported from New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Morocco, the USA, Canada, the former states of the USSR and South America.
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http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/220Lepidosauromorpha/220.820.html#Polycotylidae
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