Genus
Valid Extinct

Jucha

Fischer et al. 2020

Jucha is an extinct genus of plesiosaur found in the Hauterivian Klimovka Formation of Russia. The type species, J. squalea, was one of the basalmost and oldest definitive elasmosaurs known to date.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Jucha
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Life reconstruction of Jucha squalea © Connor Ashbridge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Jucha Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇷🇺 Russia
1
Geological formations
Klimovka
1
Temporal distribution
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Jucha squalea 133 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
V. Fischer, N. G. Zverkov, and M. S. Arkhangelsky, I. M. Stenshin, I. V. Blagovetshensky, G. N. Uspensky. 2020. A new elasmosaurid plesiosaurian from the Early Cretaceous of Russia marks an early attempt at neck elongation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
V. Fischer, N. G. Zverkov, and M. S. Arkhangelsky, I. M. Stenshin, I. V. Blagovetshensky, G. N. Uspensky. 2020. A new elasmosaurid plesiosaurian from the Early Cretaceous of Russia marks an early attempt at neck elongation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society DOI ↗