| Leivanectes | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Superfamily: | †Plesiosauroidea |
| Family: | †Elasmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Leivanectes Páramo Fonseca et al.,2019 |
| Species: | †L. bernardoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Leivanectes bernardoi Páramo Fonseca et al., 2019 | |
Leivanectes is agenus ofplesiosaurs of thefamilyElasmosauridae known fromLate Aptian marine deposits in central Colombia. It contains a single species,L. bernadoi, which was described in 2019.
Leivanectes differs fromCallawayasaurus, which has been found in the same formation, in having fewer mandibular alveoli and a short mandibular symphysis with three alveoli (five inCallawayasaurus).[1]
Leivanectes remains have been found in the fossiliferousPaja Formation of theAltiplano Cundiboyacense, whichcrops out nearVilla de Leyva, also written as Villa de Leiva,Boyaca,Colombia. The genus name refers to Villa de Leiva.[1]
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