Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Full reference: S. Sachs, J. J. Hornung, and B. P. Kear. 2017. A new basal elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37:e1301945
Belongs to Lagenanectes according to S. Sachs et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BGR Ma 13328, a partial skeleton (incomplete skull, comprising parts of both premaxillae, maxillae, ?prefrontal, quadrates, vomers, palatines, pterygoids, parasphenoid, basisphenoid, basioccipit). Its type locality is Moorberg claypit, Sarstedt, which is in a Hauterivian marine claystone in the Stadthagen Formation of Germany.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Moorberg claypit, Sarstedt
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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