Scientific Name:
Plesiopterys wildi (meaning "Wild's Near Wing")
[Named after German paleontologist Rupert Wild]

Year Of Naming:
2004

Family:
Plesiosauroidea, Plesiosauria, Sauropterygia, Reptilia

Size:
3 meters (9.8 ft)

Discovery & Time Period:
Posidonia Shale/Sachrang Formation, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Early Jurassic (Toarcian), 183 - 182 mya

Date Of Release:
April 27th, 2025