Tuarangisaurus

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Tuarangisaurus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Plesiosauria Suborder: Plesiosauroidea Family: Elasmosauridae Genus: Tuarangisaurus Wiffen & Moisley , 1986
Species
T. keyesi Wiffen & Moisley , 1986 (type)

Tuarangisaurus (meaning in Maori tuarangi "ancient" + Gr. sauros "lizard") is a genus of extinct elasmosaur discovered in New Zealand and described by Wiffen & Moisley in 1986, known from a skull and some vertebrae, and some attributed postcranial remains of juveniles. T. keyesi is the only species known. The estimated length is about 8 meters.

[edit] References

• Sachs, S. (2005). "Tuarangisaurus australis sp. nov. (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of northeastern Queensland, with additional notes on the phylogeny of the Elasmosauridae". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 50: 2, p 425-440 ISSN 0079-8835.