UW5485- Corosaurus alcovensis, Skeleton

Description

* Period: Triassic * Rock Formation: Chugwater Fm. * State, County: WY, Natrona Taxonomy: Reptilia>Nothosauria>Corosauridae>Corosaurus alcovensis Corosaurus alcovensis was a species of marine reptile from the early Triassic of modern-day North America. Corosaurus alcovensis was likely in the group of marine reptiles ancestral to plesiosaurs, and had elongated necks and paddle-shaped limbs. They were likely piscivorous and ate fish and other relatively soft-bodied aquatic animals. Scanned with the David SLS-2