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Libonectes

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iLibonectes
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Plesiosauria
Suborder: Plesiosauroidea
Family: Elasmosauridae
Genus: Libonectes

Libonectes is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile belonging to the plesiosaur order.

The 7-14 m (23-47 ft) long creature was very similar to the related Elasmosaurus. It had a compact body with a short tail and large flippers. Its small skull had long, forward-facing teeth ideal for catching slippery fish and squid, and was placed atop a very long neck.

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