Species
Valid Extinct

Tatenectes laramiensis

(Knight 1900)

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Cryptoclididae Family
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Tatenectes Genus
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Tatenectes laramiensis Species
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
3
Geological formations
Sundance
3
Temporal distribution
Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)
3
Bibliography
Original description
F. R. O'Keefe and H. P. Street. 2009. Osteology of the cryptocleidoid plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis, with comments on the taxonomic status of the Cimoliasauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):48-57 DOI ↗
Bibliography (3)
F. R. O'Keefe, H. P. Street, and B. C. Wilhelm, C. D. Richards, H. Zhu. 2011. A new skeleton of the cryptoclidid plesiosaur Tatanectes laramiensis reveals a novel body shape among plesiosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(2):330-339 DOI ↗
F. R. O'Keefe and H. P. Street. 2009. Osteology of the cryptocleidoid plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis, with comments on the taxonomic status of the Cimoliasauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):48-57 DOI ↗
W. C. Knight. 1900. Some new Jurassic vertebrates. American Journal of Science, series 4 10:115-119 DOI ↗