Genus
Valid Extinct

Libonectes

Carpenter 1997

Libonectes is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile belonging to the plesiosaur order. It is known from specimens found in the Britton Formation of Texas (USA) and the Akrabou Formation of Morocco, which have been dated to the lower Turonian stage of the late Cretaceous period.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
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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Euelasmosaurida Unranked clade
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Libonectes Genus
Measurements
Length
12 m ⓘ
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
🇲🇦 Morocco
1
Geological formations
Britton
1
Akrabou
1
Temporal distribution
Turonian (93.9–89.8 Ma)
1
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Species (2)
Libonectes atlasense subjective synonym of Libonectes morgani 101 Ma
Libonectes morgani 101 Ma
Images 5
Bibliography
Original description
K. Carpenter. 1997. Comparative cranial anatomy of two North American Cretaceous plesiosaurs. In J. M. Callaway & E. L. Nicholls (eds.), Ancient Marine Reptiles. Academic Press, New York DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
M.-C. Buchy. 2005. An elasmosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Morocco. Carolinea 63:5-28
S. P. Welles. 1949. A new elasmosaur from the Eagle Ford Shale of Texas. Fondren Science Series 1:1-28