Lagenanectes was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it coexisted with many dinosaurs. Lagenanectes lived during the Early Cretaceous and resided in Europe.

All the Lagenanectes illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Lagenanectes was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • S. Sachs, J. J. Hornung, and B. P. Kear. 2017. A new basal elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37:e1301945