Genus
Valid Extinct

Manemergus

Buchy et al. 2005

Manemergus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of Morocco. Manemergus was described in 2005 and contains only one species, M. anguirostris. The type specimen was discovered close to the town of Goulmima (Tizi-n-Imnayen) in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, in the same locality as another polycotylid, Thililua, was discovered.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Manemergus
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Manemergus
Manemergus
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Polycotylidae Family
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Manemergus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
1
Geological formations
Akrabou
1
Temporal distribution
Turonian (93.9–89.8 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Manemergus anguirostris 94 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
M. -C. Buchy, F. Métayer, and E. Frey. 2005. Osteology of Manemergus anguirostris n. gen. et sp., a new plesiosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 272:97-120 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. -C. Buchy, F. Métayer, and E. Frey. 2005. Osteology of Manemergus anguirostris n. gen. et sp., a new plesiosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 272:97-120 DOI ↗