Trinacromerum was 3 meters (9.8 feet) long. Its teeth show that it fed on small fish.[1]
The long flippers of Trinacromerum enabled it to achieve high swimming speeds.[1] Its physical appearance was described by Richard Ellis as akin to a "four-flippered penguin."[2] Its name means "three tipped femur".
Classification
Profile view of a cast of a Manitoban specimen of Trinacromerum kirki
Trinacromerum bentonianum from the Late Cretaceous of Kansas
Below is a cladogram of polycotylid relationships from Ketchum & Benson, 2011.[3]
^Hilary F. Ketchum and Roger B. J. Benson (2011). "A new pliosaurid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Oxford Clay Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) of England: evidence for a gracile, longirostrine grade of Early-Middle Jurassic pliosaurids". Special Papers in Palaeontology. 86: 109–129.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
External links
PaleoDB entry on Manitoba discovery
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trinacromerum, extinct, genus, sauropterygian, reptile, member, polycotylid, plesiosaurs, contains, species, bentonianum, kirki, specimens, have, been, discovered, late, cretaceous, fossil, deposits, what, modern, kansas, manitoba, temporal, range, late, creta. Trinacromerum is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile a member of the polycotylid plesiosaurs It contains two species T bentonianum and T kirki Specimens have been discovered in the Late Cretaceous fossil deposits of what is now modern Kansas and Manitoba 1 TrinacromerumTemporal range Late CretaceousA cast specimen of Trinacromerum kirki at the Royal Ontario MuseumScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaSuperorder SauropterygiaOrder PlesiosauriaFamily PolycotylidaeGenus TrinacromerumCragin 1888Species T bentonianum Cragin 1888 type T kirki Russell 1935 Contents 1 Description 2 Classification 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription Edit Trinacromerum with a human to scale Trinacromerum was 3 meters 9 8 feet long Its teeth show that it fed on small fish 1 The long flippers of Trinacromerum enabled it to achieve high swimming speeds 1 Its physical appearance was described by Richard Ellis as akin to a four flippered penguin 2 Its name means three tipped femur Classification Edit Profile view of a cast of a Manitoban specimen of Trinacromerum kirki Trinacromerum bentonianum from the Late Cretaceous of Kansas Below is a cladogram of polycotylid relationships from Ketchum amp Benson 2011 3 Plesiosauroidea Cryptoclididae Leptocleidia Leptocleididae Polycotylidae EdgarosaurusPlesiopleurodonQM F18041EopolycotylusPolycotylusThililuaTrinacromerumManemergusDolichorhynchops herschelensisDolichorhynchopsPalmulasaurusSee also Edit paleontology portalList of plesiosaur genera Timeline of plesiosaur researchReferences Edit a b c Ellis Richard 2003 Sea Dragons Predators of the Prehistoric Oceans University Press of Kansas p 189 ISBN 0 7006 1269 6 Ellis 190 Hilary F Ketchum and Roger B J Benson 2011 A new pliosaurid Sauropterygia Plesiosauria from the Oxford Clay Formation Middle Jurassic Callovian of England evidence for a gracile longirostrine grade of Early Middle Jurassic pliosaurids Special Papers in Palaeontology 86 109 129 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link External links EditPaleoDB entry on Manitoba discovery Wikispecies has information related to Trinacromerum 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 Trinacromerum amp oldid 1060840149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
