Family
Valid Extinct

Aristonectidae

O'Keefe and Street 2009

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
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PBDB occurrences
0
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Aristonectidae
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Elasmosaurus platyurus in the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park, Colorado © MCDinosaurhunter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Cryptoclidia Unranked clade
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Tricleidia Unranked clade
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Aristonectidae Family
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Bibliography
Original description
F. R. O'Keefe and H. P. Street. 2009. Osteology of the cryptocleidoid plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis, with comments on the taxonomic status of the Cimoliasauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):48-57 DOI ↗