Hastanectes was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it coexisted with many dinosaurs. Hastanectes lived during the Early Cretaceous and resided in Europe. The first Hastanectes fossil was discovered in 2012.
Quick facts about Hastanectes:
- Existed from 145 million years ago to Valanginian Age
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by live birth
- 6 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Hastanectes was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- H. F. Ketchum. 2011. Marine reptiles. Palaeontological Association Field Guide to Fossils 14:285-294
- R. Lydekker. 1888. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Proterosauria. British Museum (Natural History), London
- R. Lydekker. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia, Part II. Containing the orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia. Taylor and Francis.
