Genus
Valid Extinct

Cryonectes

Vincent et al. 2013

Cryonectes is an extinct genus of pliosaurid plesiosaurian known from the Early Jurassic of Normandy, northern France.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Cryonectes
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Cryonectes neustriacus MAE 2007.1.1(J), holotype; Upper Pliensbachian, Calvados, France © Peggy Vincent, Nathalie Bardet, and Emanuela Mattioli · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Pliosauroidea Superfamily
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Pliosauridae Family
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Cryonectes Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇫🇷 France
1
Geological formations
Calcaire à Bélemnites
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Cryonectes neustriacus 193 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
P. Vincent, N. Bardet, and E. Mattioli. 2013. A new pliosaurid from the Pliensbachian (Early Jurassic) of Normandy (Northern France). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
P. Vincent, N. Bardet, and E. Mattioli. 2013. A new pliosaurid from the Pliensbachian (Early Jurassic) of Normandy (Northern France). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica DOI ↗