Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae
Full reference: P. Vincent, N. Bardet, and E. Mattioli. 2013. A new pliosaurid from the Pliensbachian (Early Jurassic) of Normandy (Northern France). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Belongs to Cryonectes according to P. Vincent et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MAE 2007.1.1(J), a partial skeleton (an incomplete skull and articulated mandible, and 10 associated vertebrae). Its type locality is Roche-Blain quarry, Fresney-le-Puceux, near Laize-la-Ville, which is in a Pliensbachian marine horizon in the Calcaire à Bélemnites Formation of France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Roche-Blain quarry, Fresney-le-Puceux, near Laize-la-Ville
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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