Leivanectes
Sign in to saveLeivanectes is a genus of plesiosaurs of the family Elasmosauridae known from Late Aptian marine deposits in central Colombia. It contains a single species, L. bernadoi, which was described in 2019.
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- Parent taxon
- Elasmosauridae
- Named after
- Villa de Leyva
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- taxon name
- Leivanectes
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 115000000-
- end time
- 112000000-
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Leivanectes is a genus of plesiosaurs of the family Elasmosauridae known from Late Aptian marine deposits in central Colombia. It contains a single species, L. bernadoi, which was described in 2019.
== Description == Leivanectes differs from Callawayasaurus, which has been found in the same formation, in having fewer mandibular alveoli and a short mandibular symphysis with three alveoli (five in Callawayasaurus).
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