Alexeyisaurus

Alexeyisaurus
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 210 Ma
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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]

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References

  1. 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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