Morenosaurus stocki Welles, 1943
Systematics: Sauropterygia Plesiosauria ?Elasmosauridae
Size: 8 m long
Type Horizon and Locality: Late Cretaceous, Tierra Loma Shale Member, Moreno Formation (Maastrichtian), Fresno County, California, US
Type Specimen: CIT 2754, a partial postcranial skeleton
This plesiosaur is known from a fairly complete but scrappy skeleton missing the skull.
September 23, 2018
References:
Welles, S. P. (1943). Elasmosaurid plesiosaurs with description of new material from California and Colorado. Memoirs of the University of California, 13, 125-254.
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