Alexeyisaurus
| Alexeyisaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic, 210 Ma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Elasmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Alexeyisaurus Sennikov & Arkhangelsky, 2010 |
| Species: | †A. karnoushenkoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alexeyisaurus karnoushenkoi Sennikov & Arkhangelsky, 2010 | |
Alexeyisaurus is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur known from the upper Triassic (lower-middle Norian age) of Wilczek Formation, Wilczek Land, of Franz Josef Land, Russia.[1] It was first named by A. G. Sennikov and M. S. Arkhangelsky in 2010 and the type species is Alexeyisaurus karnoushenkoi.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 A. G. Sennikov, M. S. Arkhangelsky (2010). "On a Typical Jurassic Sauropterygian from the Upper Triassic of Wilczek Land (Franz Josef Land, Arctic Russia)". Paleontological Journal. 44 (5): 567–572. doi:10.1134/S0031030110050126.
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