Tuarangisaurus

Tuarangisaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Skeleton restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Plesiosauria
Suborder:	Plesiosauroidea
Family:	Elasmosauridae
Genus:	Tuarangisaurus Wiffen & Moisley , 1986
Species
T. keyesi Wiffen & Moisley , 1986 (type)

Tuarangisaurus (meaning in Maori tuarangi "ancient" + Gr. sauros "lizard") is a genus of extinct elasmosaur discovered in New Zealand and described by Wiffen & Moisley in 1986, known from a skull and some vertebrae, and some attributed postcranial remains of juveniles. T. keyesi is the only species known. The estimated length is about 8 meters.

References

• Sachs, S. (2005). "Tuarangisaurus australis sp. nov. (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of northeastern Queensland, with additional notes on the phylogeny of the Elasmosauridae". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 50: 2, p 425-440 ISSN 0079-8835.