Full reference: E. Puértolas-Pascual, M. Marx, O. Mateus, A. Saleiro, A. E. Fernandes, J. Marinheiro, C. Tomás and S. Mateus. 2021. A new plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Portugal and the early radiation of Plesiosauroidea. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 66(2):369-388
Parent taxon: Plesiosauroidea according to E. Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Cimoliosaurus limnophilus, Cryptoclidia, Cryptoclididae, Elasmosauridae, Euplesiosauria, Franconiasaurus, Leptocleidia, Microcleididae, Opallionectes, Plesiopterys, Plesiosauridae, Plesiosaurus, Polycotylidae, Sthenarosaurus, Westphaliasaurus
Subtaxa: Plesiopharos moelensis
Type: Plesiopharos moelensis
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Praia da Concha (Jurassic of Portugal)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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