Species
Valid Extinct

Megalneusaurus rex

(Knight 1895)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Megalneusaurus Genus
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Megalneusaurus rex Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Sundance
1
Temporal distribution
Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
W. C. Knight. 1895. A new Jurassic plesiosaur from Wyoming. Science, new series 2(40):449 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
W. R. Wahl, M. Ross, and J. A. Massare. 2007. Rediscovery of Wilbur Knight's Megalneustes rex site: new material from an old pit. Paludicola 6(2):94-104