Species
Valid Extinct

Plesiosaurus hesternus

Welles 1953

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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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Plesiosaurus Genus
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Plesiosaurus hesternus Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
"Franciscan-Knoxville shales"
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
S. P. Welles. 1953. Jurassic plesiosaur vertebrae from California. Journal of Paleontology 27(5):743-744
Bibliography (1)
S. P. Welles. 1953. Jurassic plesiosaur vertebrae from California. Journal of Paleontology 27(5):743-744