Kingdom Animalia Superorder †Sauropterygia Phylum Chordata Order Nothosaur | Class Reptilia Family †Pachypleurosauridae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Serpianosaurus, Pachypleurosaur, Anarosaurus, Dactylosaurus, Nothosaur |
Neusticosaurus (sometimes misspelled Neuticosaurus) ("swimming lizard"), is an extinct genus of marine reptile belonging to the nothosaur order, from Italy, Switzerland and Germany. At 18 cm (8 in) long, it was one of the smallest nothosaurs. Neusticosaurus probably fed on small fish.
![Neusticosaurus Walking with Dinosaurs Neusticosaurus by TrefRex on DeviantArt](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neusticosaurus-509caaaa-7f32-4f25-8908-e8f47508eeb-resize-750.jpeg)
![Neusticosaurus Palaeos Vertebrates Sauropterygia Pachypleurosauridae Neusticosaurus](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neusticosaurus-953132e6-a7de-42fa-acc2-f700baf2eda-resize-750.gif)
![Neusticosaurus FileNeusticosaurus peyerijpg Wikimedia Commons](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neusticosaurus-a3e7a4d3-129b-44be-b946-8d2827ea996-resize-750.jpg)
![Neusticosaurus FileNeusticosaurus pusillus 1JPG Wikimedia Commons](https://alchetron.com/cdn/neusticosaurus-221af8fb-b2ef-4029-a4f8-9c629162090-resize-750.jpg)
References
Neusticosaurus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA