Franconiasaurus
Sign in to saveFranconiasaurus (meaning "Franconia reptile") is an extinct genus of basal plesiosauroid plesiosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Germany. The genus contains a single species, F. brevispinus, known from two well-preserved three-dimensional skeletons.
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Franconiasaurus (meaning "Franconia reptile") is an extinct genus of basal plesiosauroid plesiosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Germany. The genus contains a single species, F. brevispinus, known from two well-preserved three-dimensional skeletons.
== Discovery and naming == The Franconiasaurus fossil material was discovered in sediments of the Mistelgau fossil pit of the lower Jurensismergel Formation (Grammoceras thouarsense Zone) in Bayreuth District, Bavaria, Germany. The holotype specimen, BT 011224.00, was discovered between 2014 and 2018 and consists of a nearly complete, partially articulated skeleton. BT 011241.00, an incomplete disarticulated specimen discovered in 2005, was also referred to Franconiasaurus.