Aphrosaurus
Sign in to saveAphrosaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Maastrichtian. The type species is Aphrosaurus furlongi (LACM 2748), named by Welles in 1943. The holotype specimen was discovered in the Moreno Formation in Fresno County, California in 1939 by rancher Frank C. Piava. A second specimen - LACM 2832 - was also found in the same formation and initially diagnosed as a juvenile of the same species, but has since been removed from the genus.
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- Aphrosaurus
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- start time
- 70000000-0
- end time
- 66000000-0
- location of discovery
- Panoche Hills
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Aphrosaurus (que significa "lagarto de espuma de mar") es un género extinto de plesiosaurio del Cretácico superior. La especie tipo es Aphrosaurus furlongi, nombrada por Welles en 1943.
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