Wunyelfia

Gu-ni-el-fi-ah
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2015, March 13). Wunyelfia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/wunyelfia/

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Name

Wunyelfia ‭(‬after the Mapudungun name for the planet Venus‭)‬.

Phonetic

Gu-ni-el-fi-ah

Named By

Rodrigo A.‭ ‬Otero‭ & ‬Sergio Soto-Acu�a‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Plesiosauria,‭ ‬Elasmosauridae,‭ ‬Aristonectinae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

W.‭ ‬maulensis‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Chile‭ ‬-‭ ‬Quiriquina Formation.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Wunyelfia is a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur that lived in waters around South America during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading

-‭ ‬Wunyelfia maulensis gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬a new basal aristonectine‭ (‬Plesiosauria,‭ ‬Elasmosauridae‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of central Chile.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬118:‭ ‬Article‭ ‬104651.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Rodrigo A.‭ ‬Otero‭ & ‬Sergio Soto-Acu�a‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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