Futabasaurus
Sign in to saveFutabasaurus is a genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Fukushima, Japan. It was described and named in 2006, and was assigned to the family Elasmosauridae. The genus contains one species, F. suzukii.
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- Mass
- 4
- Image
- National Museum of Nature and Science- Futabasaurus at Japan Gallery.jpg
- Length
- 9.2
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Futabasaurus
- taxon common name
- フタバスズキリュウ属
- Commons category
- Futabasaurus
- location of discovery
- Fukushima
- start time
- 86300000-0
- end time
- 83600000-0
- taxonomic type
- Futabasaurus suzukii
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Futabasaurus is a genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Fukushima, Japan. It was described and named in 2006, and was assigned to the family Elasmosauridae. The genus contains one species, F. suzukii.
==Description== thumb|left|Life restoration Futabasaurus has been estimated over in length, possibly within the range of . It can be distinguished from other elasmosaurids by the following characteristics: there is a long distance between the eye sockets and nostrils; the interclavicles and clavicles are fused, and the anterior edge is bent; the humerus is relatively long; and the femora are slim and show prominent muscle scars.
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