Westphaliasaurus was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it coexisted with many dinosaurs. Westphaliasaurus lived during the Early Jurassic and resided in Europe. The first Westphaliasaurus fossil was discovered in 2011.
Quick facts about Westphaliasaurus:
- Existed from 189.6 million years ago to 183 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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Westphaliasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- L. Schwermann and P. M. Sander. 2011. Osteologie und Phylogenie von Westphaliasaurus simonsensii: Ein neuer Plesiosauride (Sauropterygia) aus dem Unteren Jura (Pliensbachium) von Sommersell (Kreis Höxter), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland. Geologie und Paläontologie in Westfalen 79:1-60
