KHINJARIA & ZARAFASAURA
KHINJARIA & ZARAFASAURA
Scientific Name:
Khinjaria acuta (meaning "Sharp Dagger")
Year Of Naming:
2024
Family:
Selmasaurini, Plioplatecarpinae, Russellosaurina, Mosasauridae, Mosasauria
Size:
8 meters (26 ft)
Discovery & Time Period:
Ouled Abdoun Basin, Khouribga, Morocco
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 68 - 66 mya
Scientific Name:
Zarafasaura oceanis (meaning "Giraffe Reptile -Daughter of the Sea-")
Year Of Naming:
2011
Family:
Elasmosauridae, Xenopsaria, Plesiosauria, Sauropterygia
Size:
3 - 4 meters (9.8 - 13.1 ft) [Possibly 7 meters (23 ft)]
Discovery & Time Period:
Ouled Abdoun Basin, Sidi Daoui, Morocco
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 68 - 66 mya
Date Of Release:
March 3rd, 2024
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