Genus
Valid Extinct

Chubutinectes

O'Gorman et al. 2023

Chubutinectes is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous La Colonia Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, C. carmeloi, known from a partial skeleton and associated gastroliths.

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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Chubutinectes Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
La Colonia
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Chubutinectes carmeloi 72 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
J. P. O'Gorman, A. P. Carignano, and L. Calvo-Marcilese, J. P. Pérez Panera. 2023. A new elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the upper levels of the La Colonia Formation (upper Maastrichtian), Chubut Province, Argentina. Cretaceous Research DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. P. O'Gorman, A. P. Carignano, and L. Calvo-Marcilese, J. P. Pérez Panera. 2023. A new elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the upper levels of the La Colonia Formation (upper Maastrichtian), Chubut Province, Argentina. Cretaceous Research DOI ↗