Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Full reference: R. Araújo, M. J. Polcyn, A. S. Schulp, O. Mateus, L. L. Jacobs, A. O. Olímpio Gonçalves, and M.-L. Morais. 2015. A new elasmosaurid from the early Maastrichtian of Angola and the implications of girdle morphology on swimming style in plesiosaurs. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw 94(1):109-120
Belongs to Cardiocorax according to M. P. Marx et al. 2021
See also Araújo et al. 2015 and O'Gorman 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGUAN PA103, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Bentiaba, just above Bench 19, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Mocuio Formation of Angola.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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