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Cimoliasaurus
Temporal range: Early to Late CretaceousCimoliasaurus magnus vertebrae. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Sauropterygia Order: Plesiosauria Family: Cimoliasauridae Genus: Cimoliasaurus Cimoliasaurus was a plesiosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous to the Late Cretaceous (Aptian to the Maastrichtian) in New Jersey, New Zealand, England, and France. It grew from 13 to 25 ft long.
References
http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/220Lepidosauromorpha/220.820.html#Cimoliasaurus
http://www.geocities.com/dannsdinosaurs/mar-cimo.html[dead link]
Categories:- Prehistoric reptiles of Australia
- Prehistoric reptiles of Europe
- Prehistoric reptiles of North America
- Cretaceous plesiosaurs
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