Elasmosauridae is an extinct family of plesiosaurs, often called elasmosaurs. They had the longest necks of the plesiosaurs and existed from the Hauterivian...

(Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of northeastern Queensland, with additional notes on the phylogeny of the Elasmosauridae" (PDF). Memoirs...

and bore a longitudinal crest or keel along the sides. The family Elasmosauridae was based on the genus Elasmosaurus, the first recognized member of...

It was described and named in 2006, and was assigned to the family Elasmosauridae. The genus contains one species, F. suzukii. Futabasaurus has been estimated...

Styxosaurus is a genus of plesiosaur of the family Elasmosauridae. Styxosaurus lived during the Campanian age of the Cretaceous period. Three species are...

dubious genus of plesiosaur, an extinct marine reptile, belonging to the Elasmosauridae. The type species, Woolungasaurus glendowerensis, was named after Glendower...

below follows their results, showing only the relationships within Elasmosauridae. paleontology portal Timeline of plesiosaur research List of plesiosaur...

result. The following cladogram shows the placement of Kaiwhekea within Elasmosauridae following an analysis by Rodrigo A. Otero, 2016: paleontology portal...

throughout its taxonomic history. In 1941, Cabrera classified it within the Elasmosauridae based on the shape of the cranial elements, which will prove to be correct...

indicate that they share many common features with the Leptocleididae and Elasmosauridae. They have been found worldwide, with specimens reported from New Zealand...