Morenosaurus Welles 1943 (elasmosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

Full reference: S. P. Welles. 1943. Elasmosaurid plesiosaurs with description of new material from California and Colorado. Memoirs of the University of California 13:125-254

Parent taxon: Weddellonectia according to J. P. O'Gorman et al. 2019

See also Carroll 1988, O'Gorman 2019, Sepkoski 2002, Welles 1943, Welles 1949 and Welles 1962

Sister taxa: Aphrosaurus, Aristonectinae, Futabasaurus, Kaiwhekea, Kawanectes, Tuarangisaurus, Vegasaurus

Subtaxa: Morenosaurus stocki

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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