Hydrotherosaurus
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Clade: | †Xenopsaria |
| Family: | †Elasmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Hydrotherosaurus Welles, 1943 |
| Species: |
† H. alexandrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae Welles, 1943
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Hydrotherosaurus (meaning "water beast lizard") is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian stage) of Fresno County, California, USA. It measured up to 13 m in length. The species H. alexandrae was named for its discoverer, Annie Montague Alexander by Samuel Paul Welles.
See also
Sources
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External links
- Hydrotherosaurus article including visual reconstruction and size guide, www.prehistoric-wildlife.com
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