Rhaeticosaurus
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| Genus: | †Rhaeticosaurus Wintrich et al., 2017
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Rhaeticosaurus (meaning 'Rhaetian lizard') is an extinct genus of basal plesiosauroid from the Late Triassic (Rhaetian) rocks of the Exter Formation. The type and only species, Rhaeticosaurus mertensi, was named by Tanja Wintrich in 2017.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era". New Scientist. December 13, 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Wintrich, Tanja (2017). "A Triassic plesiosaurian skeleton and bone histology inform on evolution of a unique body plan". Science Advances. 3 (12): e1701144. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1701144. ISSN 2375-2548.
- ^ "Paleo Profile: The Rhaetian Lizard - Scientific American Blog Network". Scientific American. December 22, 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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