Scientific Name:
Scalamagnus tropicensis (meaning "Grand Staircase of the Tropic Shale")
[Named after the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument]

Year Of Naming:
2011/2023

Family:
Polycotylinae, Polycotylidae, Plesiosauria, Sauropterygia

Size:
3 meters (20 - 23 ft)

Discovery & Time Period:
Tropic Shale, Utah, United States

Late Cretaceous (Turonian), 93.5 - 92 mya

Date Of Release:
December 26th, 2023