Stratesaurus was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it coexisted with many dinosaurs. Stratesaurus lived during the Early Jurassic and resided in Europe. The first Stratesaurus fossil was discovered in 2012.
Quick facts about Stratesaurus:
- Existed from Hettangian Age to 196.5 million years ago
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by live birth
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Stratesaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- R. Owen. 1840. Report on British fossil reptiles. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 8:43-126
