Umoonasaurus
Sign in to saveUmoonasaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur belonging to the family Leptocleididae. This genus lived approximately 115 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period (Aptian-Albian stages), in shallow seas covering parts of what is now Australia. It was a relatively small animal around long. An identifying trait of Umoonasaurus is the presence of three crest-ridges on its skull.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Leptocleididae
- Named after
- Coober Pedy
- Image
- Umoonasaurus BW.jpg
- Length
- 2.5
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Umoonasaurus
- taxon name
- Umoonasaurus
- start time
- 115000000-
- time period
- Early Cretaceous
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