Species
Valid Extinct

Franconiasaurus brevispinus

Sachs et al. 2024

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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Franconiasaurus Genus
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Franconiasaurus brevispinus Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
1
Geological formations
Jurensismergel
1
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
S. Sachs, S. Eggmaier, and D. Madzia. 2024. Exquisite skeletons of a new transitional plesiosaur fill gap in the evolutionary history of plesiosauroids. Frontiers in Earth Science 12(1341470):1-10 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. Sachs, S. Eggmaier, and D. Madzia. 2024. Exquisite skeletons of a new transitional plesiosaur fill gap in the evolutionary history of plesiosauroids. Frontiers in Earth Science 12(1341470):1-10 DOI ↗