†Libonectes Carpenter 1997 (southwest diver)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Full reference: K. Carpenter. 1997. Comparative cranial anatomy of two North American Cretaceous plesiosaurs. In J. M. Callaway & E. L. Nicholls (eds.), Ancient Marine Reptiles. Academic Press, New York 191-216
Parent taxon: Euelasmosaurida according to J. P. O'Gorman 2019
See also Benson and Druckenmiller 2014, Buchy 2005, Carpenter 1997, Carpenter 1999, Hampe 2013, Ketchum and Benson 2010 and O'Keefe 2001
Sister taxa: Elasmosaurinae, Thalassomedon
Subtaxa: Libonectes morgani
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Morocco (1 collection), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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