Plesiopharos moelensis Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2021 (plesiosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria

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

Belongs to Plesiopharos according to E. Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ML2302, a partial skeleton (partial skeleton). Its type locality is Praia da Concha, which is in a Sinemurian carbonate marl in Portugal.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Praia da Concha

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