Eoplesiosaurus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Plesiosauroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Genus: †Eoplesiosaurus
Species:
E. antiquior
Name
[edit]- †Eoplesiosaurus Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller, 2012
- Type species: Eoplesiosaurus antiquior Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller, 2012
- Etymology: Genus name from Eo, Greek meaning ‘dawn’, and Plesiosaurus, referring to a proportionally long neck, which is also present in Plesiosaurus.
References
[edit]- Benson, Roger B. J., Mark Evans & Patrick S. Druckenmiller, 2012: High diversity, low disparity and small body size in plesiosaurs (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. PLoS One, 7(3): e31838. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031838.