Genus
Valid Extinct

Vegasaurus

O'Gorman et al. 2015

Vegasaurus is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Snow Hill Island Formation of Vega Island, Antarctic Peninsula. It contains a single species, Vegasaurus molyi.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
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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Elasmosauridae Family
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Weddellonectia Unranked clade
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Vegasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇶 Antarctica
1
Geological formations
Snow Hill Island
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Vegasaurus molyi 72 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
J. P. O'Gorman, L. Salgado, and E. B. Olivero, S. A. Marenssi. 2015. Vegasaurus molyi, gen. et sp. nov. (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae), from the Cape Lamb Member (lower maastrichtian) of the Snow Hill Island Formation, Vega Island, Antarctica, and remarks on Wedellian Elasmosauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(3):e931285:1-21 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. P. O'Gorman, L. Salgado, and E. B. Olivero, S. A. Marenssi. 2015. Vegasaurus molyi, gen. et sp. nov. (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae), from the Cape Lamb Member (lower maastrichtian) of the Snow Hill Island Formation, Vega Island, Antarctica, and remarks on Wedellian Elasmosauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(3):e931285:1-21 DOI ↗