Thililua Bardet et al, 2002

Classification

Sauropterygia > Eosauropterygia > Eusauropterygia > Pistosauroidea > Plesiosauria >Plesiosauroidea > Polycotylidae

Species

Thililua longicollis Bardet et al. 2002 (Type and only species)

Material

T. Skull with mandible, cervical series, pectoral series, and some dorsal vertebrae.

Distribution

Morocco

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Discussion

Thililua has 30 cervical vertebrae, each of which bears a lateral ridge, a convergent feature with elasmosaurids. The shull is large with a short postorbital region and elongate rostrum.