Luetkesaurus

Lewt-ke-sore-us.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Luetkesaurus ‭(‬Luetkens‭’ ‬lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lewt-ke-sore-us.

Named By

V.‭ ‬Kiprijanoff‭ ‬-‭ ‬1883.

Classification

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

Not Found

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossils.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Vertebrae and teeth.

In Depth

       Luetkesaurus is a genus of plesiosaur that was swimming in waters around what would become Russia during the Late Cretaceous.‭ ‬As a genus Luetkesaurus is often considered to be dubious because so far it is only named from teeth and a few vertebrae.‭ ‬Luetkesaurus was named in honour of Christian Frederich Luetken.

Further Reading

Further reading- The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. – Cambridge University Press. – Michael J. Benton, Mikhail A. Shishkin & David M. Unwin – 2003.

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