Libonectes Carpenter, 1997

modified from Carpenter (1997)

Classification

Sauropterygia > Eosauropterygia > Eusauropterygia > Pistosauroidea > Plesiosauria > Plesiosauroidea > Elasmosauridae

Species

Libonectes morgani (Welles, 1949) Carpenter, 1997

Material

SMUSMP 69120, Skull, cervical vertebrae and gastralia.

Distribution

Britton Formation, Eagle Ford Group (Turonian, Upper Cretaceous). Near Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

Images

Left: Skull and mandible of Libonectes; and right: same showing details of internal structure and braincase (modified from Carpenter, 1997).