Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Alternative combinations: Kawanectes lafquenianum, Trinacromerum lafquenianum
Belongs to Kawanectes according to J. P. O’Gorman et al. 2026
See also Gasparini and Goñi 1985, Gasparini and Salgado 1999, O'Gorman 2016, O'Gorman 2016, O'Gorman 2019, O'Gorman 2020, O'Gorman 2021 and O'Gorman et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MLP 71-II-13-1, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Quarry of the “Bentonitas Patagónicas” company, which is in a Maastrichtian/Maastrichtian marginal marine claystone/siltstone in the Allen Formation of Argentina.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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