Name
Plesiopharos (near lighthouse).
Phonetic
Ple-se-o-had-ross.
Named By
Eduardo Pu�rtolas-Pascual, Miguel Marx, Oct�vio Mateus, Andr� Saleiro, Alexandra E. Fernandes, Jo�o Marinheiro, Carla Tom�s & Sim�o Mateus - 2021.
Classification
Chordata, Sauropterygia, Reptilia, Plesiosauria.
Diet
Piscivore.
Species
P. moelensis
Size
Unknown due to lack of fossils.
Known locations
Portugal - Coimbra Formation.
Time Period
Sinemurian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial post cranial remains.
Plesiopharos is a genus of plesiosaur that lived in European waters during the Early Jurassic.
Further reading
- A new plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Portugal and the early radiation of Plesiosauroidea. - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 66 - Eduardo Pu�rtolas-Pascual, Miguel Marx, Oct�vio Mateus, Andr� Saleiro, Alexandra E. Fernandes, Jo�o Marinheiro, Carla Tom�s & Sim�o Mateus - 2021.
