†Wunyelfia maulensis Otero and Soto-Acuña 2021 (elasmosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Full reference: R. A. Otero and S. Soto-Acuña. 2021. Wunyelfia maulensis gen. et sp. nov., a new basal aristonectine (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of central Chile. Cretaceous Research 118:104651
Belongs to Wunyelfia according to R. A. Otero and S. Soto-Acuña 2021
See also O’Keefe et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SGO.PV.6507, a set of postcrania (Associated postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Mariscadero, southern Pelluhue, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Quiriquina Formation of Chile.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mariscadero, southern Pelluhue
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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