Reptilia - Plesiosauria

Full reference: R. A. Otero, S. S. Acuña, A. O. Vargas, J. Rojas, H. Ortiz and G. Aguirrezabala. 2026. A new Middle Jurassic marine reptile from Gondwana clarifies the origin of Cryptoclidia, the most successful group of plesiosaurs. Papers in Palaeontology 12(2)

Parent taxon: Plesiosauroidea according to R. A. Otero et al. 2026

Sister taxa: Cimoliosaurus limnophilus, Cryptoclidia, Cryptoclididae, Elasmosauridae, Euplesiosauria, Franconiasaurus, Leptocleidia, Microcleididae, Opallionectes, Plesiopharos, Plesiopterys, Plesiosauridae, Plesiosaurus, Polycotylidae, Sthenarosaurus, Westphaliasaurus

Subtaxa: Gondwananectes osvaldoi

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Type: Gondwananectes osvaldoi

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ojo Opache

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