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| name = ''Hydrotherosaurus'' |
| name = ''Hydrotherosaurus'' |
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| fossil_range = [[Late Cretaceous]], {{fossil range|70-66}} |
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| genus = Hydrotherosaurus |
| genus = Hydrotherosaurus |
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| parent_authority = [[Samuel Paul Welles|Welles]], [[1943 in paleontology|1943]] |
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| Hydrotherosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Elasmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Hydrotherosaurus Welles, 1943 |
| Species: | †H. alexandrae
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| †Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae Welles, 1943
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Hydrotherosaurus (meaning "water beast lizard") is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian stage) of Fresno County, California, USA. It measured up to 13 m in length. The species H. alexandrae was named for its discoverer, Annie Montague Alexander by Samuel Paul Welles.
See also
Sources
- Welles, S. P. (1943). Elasmosaurid plesiosaurs with a description of the new material from California and Colorado. Vol. 13. pp. 125–254.
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External links
- Hydrotherosaurus article including visual reconstruction and size guide, www.prehistoric-wildlife.com
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