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Manemergus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Sauropsida

Order
  
Plesiosauria

Scientific name
  
Manemergus anguirostris

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Sauropterygia

Suborder
  
Plesiosauroidea

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Thililua, Sthenarosaurus, Edgarosaurus, Lusonectes, Eretmosaurus

Manemergus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of Morocco. Manemergus was described in 2005 and contains only one species, M. anguirostris. The type specimen was discovered close to the town of Goulmima (Tizi-n-Imnayen) in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, in the same locality as another polycotylid, Thililua, was discovered.

References

Manemergus Wikipedia