Jucha squalea Fischer et al. 2020 (elasmosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

Full reference: V. Fischer, N. G. Zverkov, M. S. Arkhangelsky, I. M. Stenshin, I. V. Blagovetshensky and G. N. Uspensky. 2020. A new elasmosaurid plesiosaurian from the Early Cretaceous of Russia marks an early attempt at neck elongation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Belongs to Jucha according to V. Fischer et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UPM 2756/1-53, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Jucha squalea type locality, which is in a Hauterivian marine shale/carbonate in the Klimovka Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Jucha squalea type locality

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