Genus
Valid Extinct

Makhaira

Fischer et al. 2015

Makhaira rossica is an extinct genus and species of a marine reptile belonging to the family Pliosauridae. It lived during the early Cretaceous period, and its fossils have been found in Russia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Makhaira
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Reconstruction of Makhaira rossica based on Late Jurassic pliosaurids and mid-Cretaceos brachauchenines; the orange coloured parts indicate fossils preserved in YKM 68249/1-10. © Fischer V, Arkhangelsky MS, Stenshin IM, Uspensky GN, Zverkov NG, Benson RBJ. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Makhaira
Makhaira
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Pliosauroidea Superfamily
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Pliosauridae Family
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Thalassophonea Unranked clade
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Makhaira Genus
Measurements
Length
5 m ⓘ
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇷🇺 Russia
1
Temporal distribution
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Makhaira rossica 133 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
V. Fischer, M. S. Arkhangelsky, and I. M. Stenshin, G. N. Uspensky, N. G. Zverkov, R. B. J. Benson. 2015. Peculiar macrophagous adaptations in a new Cretaceous pliosaurid. Royal Society Open Science 2(150552) DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
V. Fischer, M. S. Arkhangelsky, and I. M. Stenshin, G. N. Uspensky, N. G. Zverkov, R. B. J. Benson. 2015. Peculiar macrophagous adaptations in a new Cretaceous pliosaurid. Royal Society Open Science 2(150552) DOI ↗