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".
^Hilary F. Ketchum; 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.
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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 Cretaceous Mounted T kirki cast at the Royal Ontario Museum Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Superorder Sauropterygia Order Plesiosauria Family Polycotylidae Genus TrinacromerumCragin 1888 Species T bentonianum Cragin 1888 type T kirki Russell 1935 Contents 1 Description 2 Classification 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription edit nbsp 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 nbsp T bentonianum life restoration Below is a cladogram of polycotylid relationships from Ketchum amp Benson 2011 3 Plesiosauroidea Cryptoclididae Leptocleidia Leptocleididae Polycotylidae Edgarosaurus Plesiopleurodon QM F18041 Eopolycotylus Polycotylus Thililua Trinacromerum Manemergus Dolichorhynchops herschelensis Dolichorhynchops PalmulasaurusSee also edit nbsp paleontology portal List 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 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 External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Trinacromerum PaleoDB entry on Manitoba discovery 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 Trinacromerum amp oldid 1222133497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
