†Brachauchenius lucasi Williston 1903 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae
Full reference: S. W. Williston. 1903. North American plesiosaurs, part 1. Geological Series Field Museum of Natural History 3(1):1-77
Belongs to Brachauchenius according to F. R. O'Keefe 2001
See also Carpenter 1996, Hay 1930 and Welles 1962
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 4989, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Near Delphos (USNM 4989, Brachauchenius lucasi type locality), which is in a Turonian/Turonian marine limestone in Kansas.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Kansas, Texas, Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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