Wunyelfia
Sign in to saveWunyelfia is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur, a type of long-necked marine reptile, that lived in the oceans of Late Cretaceous Chile. It contains one species, W. maulensis.
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Vinony files it under Cretaceous reptiles of South America, Elasmosauridae and Fossils of Chile.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Aristonectinae
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Wunyelfia is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur, a type of long-necked marine reptile, that lived in the oceans of Late Cretaceous Chile. It contains one species, W. maulensis.
== Etymology == The generic name, meant to be pronounced as "goo-niel-fiah", comes from Wüñelfe, the Mapudungun name for the planet Venus, also seen as a mystic symbol of the flower of the Foye, a sacred tree, and a representation of the Mapuche freedom and untamed spirit. The specific name comes from the Región del Maule of Chile where it was found.
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