Genus
Valid Extinct

Cardiocorax

Araújo et al. 2015

Cardiocorax is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid known from the Late Cretaceous Mocuio Formation of Namibe Province, southern Angola. It contains a single species, Cardiocorax mukulu.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Cardiocorax
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Cardiocorax mukulu hind limb on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. © Jonathan Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Cardiocorax Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇴 Angola
2
Geological formations
Mocuio
2
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Cardiocorax mukulu 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. Araújo, M. J. Polcyn, and A. S. Schulp, O. Mateus, L. L. Jacobs, A. O. Olímpio Gonçalves, M.-L. Morais. 2015. A new elasmosaurid from the early Maastrichtian of Angola and the implications of girdle morphology on swimming style in plesiosaurs. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw 94(1):109-120 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
M. P. Marx, O. Mateus, and M. J. Polcyn, A. S. Schulp, A. O. Gonçalves, L. L. Jacobs. 2021. The cranial anatomy and relationships of Cardiocorax mukulu (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from Bentiaba, Angola. PLoS ONE 16(8):e0255773:1-51 DOI ↗
R. Araújo, M. J. Polcyn, and A. S. Schulp, O. Mateus, L. L. Jacobs, A. O. Olímpio Gonçalves, M.-L. Morais. 2015. A new elasmosaurid from the early Maastrichtian of Angola and the implications of girdle morphology on swimming style in plesiosaurs. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw 94(1):109-120 DOI ↗