Genus
Valid Extinct

Georgiasaurus

Ochev 1977

Georgiasaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Russia. Otschev originally named the specimen Georgia, but that name was preoccupied by the colubrid snake Georgia Baird & Girard, 1853. Originally a complete skeleton, the specimen, holotype POKM 11658 consisting of seven neck vertebrae, vertebral impressions, both scapulae and two limbs, was damaged in preparation of the quarry stone. It was found near the village of Zatolokino.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Georgiasaurus
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Life reconstruction of Georgiasaurus penzensis © Connor Ashbridge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
Plesiosauria Order
Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
Polycotylidae Family
Polycotylinae Subfamily
Georgiasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇷🇺 Russia
1
Temporal distribution
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Georgiasaurus penzensis 86 Ma
Synonyms (1)
Georgia replaced by Georgiasaurus
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
G. W. Storrs, M. S. Arkhangel'skii, and V. M. Efimov. 2000. Mesozoic marine reptiles of Russia and other former Soviet republics. The age of dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia
Bibliography (1)
V. G. Otschev. 1976. A new pliosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Penza Province. Paleont. Zhurnal 2:135-138