Fresnosaurus was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it coexisted with many dinosaurs. The first Fresnosaurus fossil was discovered in 1943.

Quick facts about Fresnosaurus:

  • Existed from Maastrichtian Age to 66 million years ago
  • Lived in a marine environment
  • Was a carnivore
  • Reproduced by live birth
  • Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists

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

Fresnosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • K. Workman Ford. 2006. Stratigraphic positions of marine reptile and dinosaur specimens in the Moreno Formation, in the Tumey Hills and Panoche Hills, Fresno County, California. In S. G. Lucas and R. M. Sullivan (eds.), Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 35:407-410