Georgiasaurus ("Georgy's lizard"; after V. A. Otschev's father, Georgy Otschev, a geodesist who died shortly before Otschev published the description in 1976) is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Russia. Otschev (or Ochev) originally named the specimen Georgia, but that name was preoccupied (Baird & Girrard, 1853). Originally a complete skeleton, the specimen was damaged in preparation of the quarry stone.
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georgiasaurus, georgy, lizard, after, otschev, father, georgy, otschev, geodesist, died, shortly, before, otschev, published, description, 1976, extinct, genus, plesiosaur, from, late, cretaceous, russia, otschev, ochev, originally, named, specimen, georgia, t. Georgiasaurus Georgy s lizard after V A Otschev s father Georgy Otschev a geodesist who died shortly before Otschev published the description in 1976 is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Russia Otschev or Ochev originally named the specimen Georgia but that name was preoccupied Baird amp Girrard 1853 Originally a complete skeleton the specimen was damaged in preparation of the quarry stone GeorgiasaurusTemporal range Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NLife restorationScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaSuperorder SauropterygiaOrder PlesiosauriaFamily PolycotylidaeGenus GeorgiasaurusOtschev 1977Species G penzensisSynonymsGeorgia penzensisIt was a fairly large polycotylid measuring 4 5 m 13 16 ft long 1 See also edit nbsp Paleontology portalList of plesiosaur genera Timeline of plesiosaur researchReferences edit Glenn W Storrs Maxim S Arkhangel skii amp Vladmir M Efimov 2003 11 Mesozoic Marine Reptiles of Russia and Other Former Soviet Republics In Michael J Benton Mikhail A Shishkin David M Unwin amp Evgenii N Kurochkin ed The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia Cambridge University Press p 194 ISBN 978 0521545822 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names editors list link nbsp This article about a plesiosaur is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georgiasaurus amp oldid 1189223559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
