†Vinialesaurus Gasparini et al. 2002 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae
Full reference: Z. Gasparini, N. Bardet, and M. Iturralde-Vinent. 2002. A new cryptoclidid plesiosaur from the Oxofrdian (Late Jurassic) of Cuba. Geobios 35:201-211
Parent taxon: Cryptoclididae according to Z. Gasparini et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Abyssosaurus, Colymbosaurus, Cryptoclidus, Cryptoclidus aldingeri, Djupedalia, Kimmerosaurus, Muraenosaurus, Ophthalmothule, Pantosaurus, Picrocleidus, Spitrasaurus, Tatenectes, Tricleidus
Subtaxa: Vinialesaurus caroli
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Viñales (Jurassic of Cuba)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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