Genus
Valid Extinct

Maresaurus

Gasparini 1997

Maresaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) Los Molles Formation of Argentina. The type species, Maresaurus coccai, was named by Gasparini in 1997. Recent phylogenetic analysis found Maresaurus to be a rhomaleosaurid.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Maresaurus
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Rhomaleosauridae Family
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Maresaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Los Molles
1
Temporal distribution
Bajocian (170.9–168.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Maresaurus coccai 171 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
Z. Gasparini. 1997. A new pliosaur from the Bajocian of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina. Palaeontology 40(1):135-147
Bibliography (1)
Z. Gasparini. 1997. A new pliosaur from the Bajocian of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina. Palaeontology 40(1):135-147