Genus
Valid Extinct

Kaiwhekea

Cruickshank and Fordyce 2002

Kaiwhekea is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Zealand.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Kaiwhekea
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Elasmosauridae Family
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Weddellonectia Unranked clade
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Kaiwhekea Genus
Measurements
Length
7 m ⓘ
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇳🇿 New Zealand
1
Geological formations
Katiki
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Kaiwhekea katiki 84 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
A. R. I. Cruickshank and R. E. Fordyce. 2002. A new marine reptile (Sauropterygia) from New Zealand: further evidence for a Late Cretaceous Austral radiation of cryptoclidid plesiosaurs. Palaeontology 45(3):557-575 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. R. I. Cruickshank and R. E. Fordyce. 2002. A new marine reptile (Sauropterygia) from New Zealand: further evidence for a Late Cretaceous Austral radiation of cryptoclidid plesiosaurs. Palaeontology 45(3):557-575 DOI ↗