Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

Full reference: J. P. O'Gorman, L. Salgado, E. B. Olivero and S. A. Marenssi. 2015. Vegasaurus molyi, gen. et sp. nov. (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae), from the Cape Lamb Member (lower maastrichtian) of the Snow Hill Island Formation, Vega Island, Antarctica, and remarks on Wedellian Elasmosauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(3):e931285:1-21

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

See also O'Gorman 2016, O'Gorman 2019 and O'Gorman et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Aphrosaurus, Aristonectinae, Futabasaurus, Kaiwhekea, Kawanectes, Marambionectes, Morenosaurus, Tuarangisaurus

Subtaxa: Vegasaurus molyi

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cape Lamb (200 m) (Cretaceous of Antarctica)

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