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

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

Lusonectes was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • A. S. Smith, R. Araujo, and O. Mateus. 2012. A new plesiosauroid from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alhadas, Portugal. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(2):257-266