Genus
Valid Extinct

Archaeonectrus

Novozhilov 1964

Archaeonectrus is an extinct genus of pliosaur from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) of what is now southeastern England. The type species is Archaeonectrus 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.

Temporal range
PBDB occurrences
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Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Archaeonectrus
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Archaeonectrus rostratus lower jurassic lyme regis © the paleobear · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
Plesiosauria Order
Rhomaleosauridae Family
Archaeonectrus Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560