Archaeonectrus
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| Archaeonectrus Temporal range: Early Jurassic,
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| File:Archaeonectrus NHM.jpg | |
| Holotype specimen NHMUK PV OR 38525 | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Rhomaleosauridae |
| Genus: | †Archaeonectrus Novozhilov, 1964 |
| Type species | |
| †Archaeonectrus rostratus Owen, 1865
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Archaeonectrus is an extinct genus of pliosaur from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) of what is now southeastern England. The type species is Archaeonectrus (originally "Plesiosaurus") rostratus, first named by Sir Richard Owen in 1865, which was moved to its own genus by N.I. Novozhilov in 1964. It was a relatively small plesiosaur, measuring 3.4–3.67 m (11.2–12.0 ft) long.[1][2]
Classification
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The cladogram below shows Archaeonectrus phylogenetic position among other plesiosaurs, following Benson et al. (2012).[3]
See also
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References
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- Sepkoski, J.J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1-560.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Archaeonectrus in the Paleobiology Database
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