Georgiasaurus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Georgiasaurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Enaliosauria |
| Order: | Sauropterygia |
| Genus: | Georgiasaurus Otschev 1977 |
| Species | |
|
Georgiasaurus penzensis | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Georgiasaurus ("Georgy's lizard"; after V. A. Otschev's father, Georgy Otschev, a geodesist who died shortly before Otschev published the description in 1976) is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Russia. Otschev (or Ochev) originally named the specimen Georgia, but that name was preoccupied (Baird & Girrard, 1853). Originally a complete skeleton, the specimen was damaged in preparation of the quarry stone.
See also
- List of plesiosaurs
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.