Plesiosaurus rostratus
- Time
- 192.9–205.7 million years ago
- Period
- Unknown
- Known sites
- 2
Summary
Archaeonectrus is an extinct genus of pliosaur from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) of what is now southeastern England. The type species is Archaeonectrus rostratus, first named by Sir Richard Owen in 1865, which was moved to its own genus by N.I. Novozhilov in 1964. It was a relatively small plesiosaur, measuring 3.4–3.67 m (11.2–12.0 ft) long.
Source: Wikipedia - Archaeonectrus
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