Megalneusaurus rex Knight 1895 (plesiosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria

Alternative combination: Cimoliosaurus rex

Full reference: W. C. Knight. 1895. A new Jurassic plesiosaur from Wyoming. Science, new series 2(40):449

Belongs to Megalneusaurus according to W. R. Wahl et al. 2007

See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Knight 1895, Knight 1898 and Knight 1899

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UW 4602, a set of limb elements (propodial and two sets of articulated epipodials with other elements). Its type locality is Gas Hills area 70km west of Casper (Megalneusaurus rex type locality), which is in an Oxfordian marine sandstone in the Sundance Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gas Hills area 70km west of Casper (Megalneusaurus rex type locality)

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