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THALASSIODRACON
(fah-lass-e-o-dray-kon)
meaning: "Sea dragon"
Thalassiodracon
Named By: G. W. Storrs & P. S. Taylor in 1996
Time Period: Rhaetian - Hettangian
Location: England - Lias Group - Blue Lias Formation, White Lias Formation
Size: Around 1.5 to 2 meters long
Diet: Piscivore/Carnivore
Fossil(s): Several almost complete individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Sauropterygia | Plesiosauria | Pliosauroidea |
Also known as: | Plesiosaurus eleutheraxion | Plesiosaurus eleutheraxon | Plesiosaurus etheridgii | Plesiosaurus hexatarsostinus | Plesiosaurus pentatarsostinus | Plesiosaurus triatarsostinus | Plesiosaurus triotarsostinus |
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Thalassiodracon (tha-LAS-ee-o-DRAY-kon) is an extinct genus of small pliosaurs. The type and only species, is Thalassiodracon hawkinsi Owen 1840.

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