Scanisaurus
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| Scanisaurus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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Scanisaurus meaning "Scania (Sweden) lizard", is a genus of plesiosaur. Person 1996 has classified Scanisaurus in the Cimoliasauridae, as a mesodiran plesiosaur, with a larger head and relatively shorter neck than in dolichodiran (long-necked) plesiosaurs. Scanisaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous (Senonian) of Sweden. It is considered nomen dubium.
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