Species
Valid Extinct

Vegasaurus molyi

O'Gorman et al. 2015

No Wikipedia summary available.

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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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Elasmosauridae Family
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Weddellonectia Unranked clade
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Vegasaurus Genus
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Vegasaurus molyi Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇶 Antarctica
1
Geological formations
Snow Hill Island
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
J. P. O'Gorman, L. Salgado, and E. B. Olivero, S. A. Marenssi. 2015. Vegasaurus molyi, gen. et sp. nov. (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae), from the Cape Lamb Member (lower maastrichtian) of the Snow Hill Island Formation, Vega Island, Antarctica, and remarks on Wedellian Elasmosauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(3):e931285:1-21 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. P. O'Gorman, L. Salgado, and E. B. Olivero, S. A. Marenssi. 2015. Vegasaurus molyi, gen. et sp. nov. (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae), from the Cape Lamb Member (lower maastrichtian) of the Snow Hill Island Formation, Vega Island, Antarctica, and remarks on Wedellian Elasmosauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(3):e931285:1-21 DOI ↗