Brancasaurus

Bran-cah-sor-us.
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Name

Brancasaurus.

Phonetic

Bran-cah-sor-us.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Plesiosauria.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬brancai‭

Size

Holotype individual about‭ ‬3.25‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Germany‭ ‬-‭ ‬B�ckeberg Formation.

Time Period

Mid Berriasian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and almost complete specimen.

In Depth

       Brancasaurus is a genus of small plesiosaur that lived in the waters of Europe during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Because the holotype individual of Brancasaurus was fairly small,‭ ‬most of the skeleton has been recovered,‭ ‬and Brancasaurus is known as one of the most complete individual plesiosaurs ever recovered.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Brancasaurus brancai n.‭ ‬g.‭ ‬n.‭ ‬sp.,‭ ‬ein elasmosauride aus dem Wealden Westfalens.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Branca-Festschrift‭ ‬235-305.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Wegner‭ ‬-‭ ‬1914.

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