Class Reptilia Order †Plesiosauria Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family †Pliosauridae | |
Similar Avalonnectes, Lusonectes, Sthenarosaurus, Westphaliasaurus, Eretmosaurus | ||
Hastanectes is an extinct genus of a plesiosaurian with possible pliosaurid affinities known from the Early Cretaceous Wadhurst Clay Formation (Valanginian stage) of the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Hastanectes valdensis, which was originally thought to be a species of Cimoliasaurus.
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