Nectosaurus was a unknown. It lived in the Late Triassic period and inhabited . Its fossils have been found in places such as California (United States).

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

Nectosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • E. M. Wemple. 1906. New Cestraciont teeth from the west-American Triassic. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(4):71-73
  • E. L. Nicholls. 1999. A reexamination of Thalattosaurus and Nectosaurus and the relationships of the Thalattosauria (Reptilia: Diapsida). PaleoBios 19(1):1-29
  • D. S. Jordan. 1907. The fossil fishes of California, with supplementary notes on other species of extinct fishes. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(7):95-144