Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Synonyms: Holcodus coryphaeus Cope 1872, Holcodus ictericus Cope 1871, Holcodus mudgei Cope 1870, Lestosaurus coryphaeus Cope 1872, Lestosaurus felix Marsh 1872, Lestosaurus gracilis Marsh 1872, Lestosaurus ictericus Cope 1871, Lestosaurus latifrons Marsh 1872, Lestosaurus simus Marsh 1872, Liodon ictericus Cope 1871, Liodon mudgei Cope 1870, Platecarpus coryphaeus Cope 1872, Platecarpus felix Marsh 1872, Platecarpus gracilis Marsh 1872, Platecarpus ictericus Cope 1871, Platecarpus latifrons Marsh 1872, Platecarpus mudgei Cope 1870, Platecarpus simus Marsh 1872

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1869. On the reptilian orders Pythonomorpha and Streptosauria. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 12:251-266

Belongs to Platecarpus according to T. Konishi et al. 2012

Sister taxon: Platecarpus ptychodus

Type specimens:

• Platecarpus tympaniticus: ANSP 8484, 8447, 8488, 8491, 8558, 8559, 8562, a partial skull. Its type locality is Columbus, which is in a Santonian/Campanian marine sandstone in the Eutaw Formation of Mississippi.
• Holcodus coryphaeus:
• Lestosaurus felix:
• Lestosaurus gracilis: YPM 1264, a partial skeleton.
• Lestosaurus latifrons:
• Lestosaurus simus:
• Liodon ictericus: AMNH 1559.
• Liodon mudgei:

Ecology: