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Elasmosaurinae

extinct subfamily of plesiosaurs (Plesiosauria)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q33156153
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Summary

Elasmosaurinae is a fossil taxon[1]. Elasmosaurinae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elasmosaurinae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Elasmosaurinae is classified at the rank of subfamily[4].
  • Elasmosaurinae is classified within Euelasmosaurida[5].
  • Elasmosaurinae's location of discovery is recorded as North America[6].
  • Elasmosaurinae's scientific name is Elasmosaurinae[7].
  • Elasmosaurinae dates from the Maastrichtian[8].
  • Elasmosaurinae dates from the Late Cretaceous[9].
  • Elasmosaurinae dates from the Campanian[10].

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Classification

Elasmosaurinae's scientific name is Elasmosaurinae[7]. Elasmosaurinae is classified at the rank of subfamily[4]. Elasmosaurinae belongs to the parent taxon Euelasmosaurida[5].

Why It Matters

Elasmosaurinae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2] Elasmosaurinae is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Euelasmosaurida
    Fossilworks taxon id → 199265
    Paleobiology database taxon id → 461674
    Image → Elasomosaurus Face Clean.png
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Elasomosaurus Face Clean.png"
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