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  • B. lucasi (Williston, 1903) type species

    • Name : Brachauchenius Species : lucasi
    Pronounced : brak-aw-KEEN-ee-uhs Pronounced : LOO-ka-sie
    Meaning : "Short Neck " Meaning : named for Frederick Augustus Lucas
    Length :
    up to 11 meters (36.5')     		Skull Length :
    up to 1.53 meters ( 5')     		Weight :
    19-20 tons
    Diet : carnivor = other marine reptiles, cephalopods, fish, etc. Period : Cretaceous
    Superorder :
    		Order :
    		Suborder :
    		Superfamily :
    Pliosauroidea     		Family :
    Brachauchneiidae
    Described by:
    Samuel W. Williston     		When described:
    1903
    Fossils found in : Ottawa County, Kansas (Benton Formation), Russell County, Kansas (Greenhorn Limestone),
    and near Austin, Texas (Eagle Ford formation)
    Charactistics and things of interest: Known from three nearly complete skulls with mandibles, and two partial skeletons. The skull is about 1.5 meters ( 5 feet) Long.
    Similar to: Head similar to Elasmosaur Debate and Controversy:
    To which is Brachauchenius related to Elasmosauridae or Pliosauridae

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