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Vegasaurus
Taxonomy
Vegasaurus was named by O'Gorman et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Elasmosauridae by O'Gorman et al. (2015), O'Gorman (2016); and to Weddellonectia by O'Gorman et al. (2019), O'Gorman (2019).
It was assigned to Elasmosauridae by O'Gorman et al. (2015), O'Gorman (2016); and to Weddellonectia by O'Gorman et al. (2019), O'Gorman (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Vegasaurus O'Gorman et al. |
| 2016 | Vegasaurus O'Gorman p. 40 |
| 2019 | Vegasaurus O'Gorman |
| 2019 | Vegasaurus O'Gorman et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Antarctica | V. molyi (141244) |