Styxosaurus
Sign in to saveStyxosaurus is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Three species are known: S. snowii, S. browni, and S. rezaci. Fossils are known from North America and are mainly found in the Niobrara and Pierre Shale formations. Older fossils are known from the Graneros Shale.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Styxosaurus is referenced by 255 other articles, and connects out to Elasmosauridae, Plesiosauroidea and Cryptoclididae.
It sits within the topics Elasmosauridae, Fossil taxa described in 1943 and Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs of North America.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Elasmosauridae
- Named after
- Styx
- Image
- Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre Morden Manitoba Canada.JPG
- Length
- 11
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- Commons category
- Styxosaurus
- taxon name
- Styxosaurus
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 83500000-0
- end time
- 80500000-0
- time period
- Late Cretaceous
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Discovery
- Description
- Classification
- Palaeobiology
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Styxosaurus is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Three species are known: S. snowii, S. browni, and S. rezaci. Fossils are known from North America and are mainly found in the Niobrara and Pierre Shale formations. Older fossils are known from the Graneros Shale.
==Discovery==
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