Genus
Valid Extinct

Thalassiosaurus

Welles 1943

Styxosaurus is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Three species are known: S. snowii, S. browni, and S. rezaci. Fossils are known from North America and are mainly found in the Niobrara and Pierre Shale formations. Older fossils are known from the Graneros Shale.

Temporal range
PBDB occurrences
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Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Thalassiosaurus
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
Plesiosauria Order
Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
Elasmosauridae Family
Thalassiosaurus Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
S. P. Welles. 1943. Elasmosaurid plesiosaurs with description of new material from California and Colorado. Memoirs of the University of California 13:125-254