Futabasaurus

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Futabasaurus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Cast of fossils of Futabasaurus suzukii exhibited at the National Science Museum of Japan.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Superorder: Sauropterygia Order: Plesiosauria Family: Elasmosauridae Genus: Futabasaurus Sato, Hasegawa & Manabe, 2006
Species
F. suzukii Sato et al., 2006 (type)

Futabasaurus is a genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Fukushima, Japan. Described and named in 2006, it was assigned to the family Elasmosauridae.

The name "Futabasaurus" also appears in connection with a theropod dinosaur, also from the Late Cretaceous of Japan. However, this dinosaur was not officially named, so the dinosaur "Futabasaurus" is a nomen nudum when applied to this theropod. It is not the same as the plesiosaur named Futabasaurus.

[edit] External Links

• Futabasaurus at Dinosaurier-Web (German)