Styxosaurus
Sign in to saveStyxosaurus is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Three species are known: S. snowii, S. browni, and S. rezaci. Fossils are known from North America and are mainly found in the Niobrara and Pierre Shale formations. Older fossils are known from the Graneros Shale.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Elasmosauridae
- Named after
- Styx
- Image
- Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre Morden Manitoba Canada.JPG
- Length
- 11
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- Commons category
- Styxosaurus
- taxon name
- Styxosaurus
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 83500000-0
- end time
- 80500000-0
- time period
- Late Cretaceous
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Styxosaurus is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Three species are known: S. snowii, S. browni, and S. rezaci. Fossils are known from North America and are mainly found in the Niobrara and Pierre Shale formations. Older fossils are known from the Graneros Shale.
==Discovery==
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