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Update regarding dallasaurus turneri was made by me. I forgot to log in. Kyaa the Catlord 10:25, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Lizards

Should we just go ahead and call them "swimming lizards"? - as that's what they are, and it's a shame to pass up a popular term when it seems to be accurate. Thoughts? John.Conway 11:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree, as, after all, taxonomically speaking, both they and snakes are lizards, too.--Mr Fink 14:16, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

I dissagree, snakes diverged from lizards and are not regarded as so. An extict genera, species is hard to speculate there relationship to other animals, as it might change in the future. I havnt come accross this term either of describing them. Enlil Ninlil 16:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mesosaurs?

I am currently taking a comparative vertebrate anatomy class, and our text (the latest edition) refers to these animals as mesosaurs. If requested, I could provide a citation or ISBN. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.28.98 (talk) 08:19, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Mesosaurus is a totally different reptile all together.--Mr Fink 12:32, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mosasaur-snake clade

I've made the statement more assertive: "These ferocious marine predators are now considered to be the closest relatives of snakes." In the decade since Lee's article of 1997, has this been fundamentally challenged? Any essential adjustments that have been published should be referred to. --Wetman (talk) 18:25, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Caldwell and Palci (2007), describing Komensaurus (an "aigialosaur") still use Anguimorpha as the host for Mosasauroidea. J. Spencer (talk) 16:18, 11 January 2008 (UTC)