Genus
Valid Extinct

Anningasaura

Vincent and Benson 2012

Anningasaura is an extinct genus of basal plesiosaur. It is known from a single type species, A. lymense, discovered in Early Jurassic rocks of Lyme Regis in the United Kingdom.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Anningasaura
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Fossil of Anningasaura, an extinct reptile - Took the picture at Museum of Paleontology, Tuebingen © Ghedoghedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Rhomaleosauridae Family
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Anningasaura Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Anningasaura lymense 201 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
P. Vincent and R. B. J. Benson. 2012. Anningasaura, a basal plesiosaurian (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) from the Lower Jurassic of Lyme Regis, United Kingdom. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(5):1049-1063 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
P. Vincent and R. B. J. Benson. 2012. Anningasaura, a basal plesiosaurian (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) from the Lower Jurassic of Lyme Regis, United Kingdom. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(5):1049-1063 DOI ↗