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Scanisaurus

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Scanisaurus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Plesiosauria
Suborder:
Plesiosauroidea
Family:
Elasmosauridae
Genus:
Scanisaurus

Scanisaurus meaning "Scania lizard", is a genus of plesiosaur. Per-Ove Persson 1996 has classified Scanisaurus in the Cimoliasauridae (now a synonym of Elasmosauridae, as a mesodiran plesiosaur, with a larger head and relatively shorter neck than in dolichodiran (long-necked) plesiosaurs.[1] Scanisaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous (Senonian) of Sweden. It is considered nomen dubium.

See also

References

  1. ^ Persson, P. O. (1996). "A crushed reptile skull provisionally referred to Scanisaurus sp". GFF. 118 (2): 111–112. doi:10.1080/11035899609546235.


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