Tatenectes

Tatenectes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptoclidoidea

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 Superfamilia: Cryptoclidoidea

Familia: †Aristonectidae
Genus: †Tatenectes
Species: † T. laramiensis

Name

Tatenectes O’Keefe & Wahl, 2003

References

Primary references

• O'Keefe, F.R. & Wahl, W. Jr. 2003. Preliminary report on the osteology and relationships of a new aberrant cryptocleidoid plesiosaur from the Sundance Formation, Wyoming. Paludicola 4(2): 48–68. PDF Reference page. 
• O'Keefe, F.R. & Street, H.P. 2009. Osteology of the Cryptocleidoid Plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis, with Comments on the Taxonomic Status of the Cimoliasauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1): 48–57. DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0118 Reference page.