†Lusonectes Smith et al. 2012 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Plesiosauridae
Full reference: A. S. Smith, R. Araujo, and O. Mateus. 2012. A new plesiosauroid from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alhadas, Portugal. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(2):257-266
Parent taxon: Plesiosauridae according to A. S. Smith et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Hydrorion, Plesiosaurus neogaeus, Thaumatosaurus
Subtaxa: Lusonectes sauvagei
Type: Lusonectes sauvagei
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at 1500 m WNW of Alhadas, near Murtede (Jurassic of Portugal)
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