▁first ▁found ▁in ▁Europe ▁by ▁pale ont ologist ▁Louis ▁Dol lo ▁( P . ▁mar sh i ), ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁relatively ▁incomplete , ▁but ▁more ▁foss ils ▁would ▁soon ▁turn ▁up . ▁In ▁North ▁America , ▁Edward ▁Dr ink er ▁C ope ▁found ▁another ▁mos as aur ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁but ▁had ▁identified ▁it ▁as ▁Mos as aur us . ▁It ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁P li op late car pus , ▁as ▁would ▁C ope ' s ▁L iod on , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁L iod on ▁would ▁be ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁Pl ate car pus , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁Pro gn ath odon . ▁However , ▁some ▁have ▁placed ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁P li op late car pus . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁P li op late car pus ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁locations ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁( most ▁mos asa urs ▁were ▁fairly ▁w ides p read ). ▁P li op late car pus ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁ ▁the ▁Pierre ▁Sh ale ▁of ▁Kansas , ▁Dem opol is ▁Ch alk ▁of ▁Alabama , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁Mississippi , ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁n ort he astern ▁Mont ana , ▁Canada , ▁Sweden , ▁The ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Russ ell osa ur ins ▁Category : M os asa urs ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁Category : M os asa urs ▁of ▁Europe ▁Category :