Scientific Name:
Martinectes bonneri (meaning "Bonner & Martin's Swimmer")

Year Of Naming:
1997/2008/2023

Family:
Dolichorhynchia, Polycotylinae, Polycotylidae, Plesiosauria, Sauropterygia

Size:
6 - 7 meters (20 - 23 ft)

Discovery & Time Period:
Taylor Marl Formation & Pierre Shale, Texas, South Dakota, & Wyoming, United States

Late Cretaceous (Campanian), 80.5 - 78.2 mya

Date Of Release:
December 26th, 2023