Maresaurus

Maresaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) Los Molles Formation of Argentina. The type species, Maresaurus coccai, was named by Gasparini in 1997. Recent phylogenetic analysis found Maresaurus to be a rhomaleosaurid.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Maresaurus is referenced by 235 other articles, and connects out to Elasmosauridae, Plesiosauroidea and Cryptoclididae.

It is catalogued under topics including Bajocian life, Fossils of Argentina and Fossil taxa described in 1997.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Parent taxon: Rhomaleosauridae

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taxon name: Maresaurus
taxon rank: genus
start time: 171000000-
end time: 169000000-
Commons category: Maresaurus

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Maresaurus es un género extinto de pliosaurio procedente del Jurásico Medio (Bajociano) de lo que ahora es Argentina. La especie tipo, Maresaurus coccai, fue nombrada por Gasparini en 1997. Análisis filogenéticos recientes han encontrado que Maresaurus es un romaleosáurido.

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