Dolichosaurus
Sign in to saveDolichosaurus (meaning "long lizard") is an extinct genus of marine squamate of the Upper Cretaceous Cenomanian chalk deposits of England. It was described and named by Owen in 1850. It is a member of the family Dolichosauridae. It was a small reptile measuring long. It had an elongate neck resulting from an increased number of cervical vertebrae.
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Dolichosaurus (meaning "long lizard") is an extinct genus of marine squamate of the Upper Cretaceous Cenomanian chalk deposits of England. It was described and named by Owen in 1850. It is a member of the family Dolichosauridae. It was a small reptile measuring long. It had an elongate neck resulting from an increased number of cervical vertebrae.
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