Kronosaurus
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| Kronosaurus Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Plesiosauria |
| Family: | Pliosauridae |
| Genus: | Kronosaurus Longman, 1924[1] |
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Kronosaurus (/ˌkrɒnoʊˈsɔrəs/ KRON-o-SAWR-əs; meaning "lizard of Kronos") was one of the sea species of plesiosaurs, known as pliosaurs, with the distinctive feature of a much shorter, thicker neck. It was one the largest pliosaurs.
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Longman HA. 1924. A new gigantic marine reptile from the Queensland Cretaceous, Kronosaurus queenslandicus new genus and species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 8: 26–28.
- ↑ Hampe O. 1992. Ein großwüchsiger Pliosauride (Reptilia: Plesiosauria) aus der Unterkreide (oberes Aptium) von Kolumbien. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 145: 1-32.
Other websites [change]
- Genus Kronosaurus. The Plesiosaur Directory.
