Cardiocorax mukulu

Cardiocorax mukulu

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sauropterygia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Superordo: †Sauropterygia

Ordo: †Plesiosauria
Subordo: †Plesiosauroidea
Familia: †Elasmosauridae
Genus: †Cardiocorax
Species: †Cardiocorax mukulu

Name

• †Cardiocorax mukulu Araújo, Polcyn, Schulp, Mateus, Jacobs, Olímpio Gonçalves & Morais, 2015

Holotype: MGUAN PA10.

Locality and horizon: Southern Angola, Namibe Province, Bentiaba, Bench 19, Mocuio Formation of the São Nicolau Group, Namibe Basin.

References

Primary references

• Araújo, R., Polcyn, M.J., Schulp, A.S., Mateus, O., Jacobs, L.L., Gonçalves, A.O. & Morais, M.-L. 2015. A new elasmosaurid from the early Maastrichtian of Angola and the implications of girdle morphology on swimming style in plesiosaurs. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 94(1): 109–120. DOI: 10.1017/njg.2014.44 . Reference page. 

Links

• †Cardiocorax mukulu Araújo et al. 2015 (elasmosaur) – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.

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