Genus
Valid Extinct

Alexeyisaurus

Sennikov and Arkhangelsky 2010

Alexeyisaurus is an extinct genus of possible plesiosaur known from the upper Triassic of Wilczek Formation, Wilczek Land, of Franz Josef Land, Russia. It was first named by A. G. Sennikov and M. S. Arkhangelsky in 2010 and the type species is Alexeyisaurus karnoushenkoi. While considered an elasmosaur in the initial publication, it has been described as a "partial, poorly preserved, and undiagnostic sauropterygian skeleton" in subsequent publications.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
Plesiosauria Order
Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
Elasmosauridae Family
Alexeyisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇷🇺 Russia
1
Geological formations
Wilczek
1
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Alexeyisaurus karnoushenkoi 227 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
A. G. Sennikov and M. S. Arkhangelsky. 2010. On a typical Jurassic sauropterygian from the Upper Triassic of Wilczek Land (Franz Josef Land, Arctic Russia). Paleontological Journal 44(5):567-572 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. G. Sennikov and M. S. Arkhangelsky. 2010. On a typical Jurassic sauropterygian from the Upper Triassic of Wilczek Land (Franz Josef Land, Arctic Russia). Paleontological Journal 44(5):567-572 DOI ↗