Eurysaurus
Encyclopedia
Eurysaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur
from the Early Jurassic
of France
, named in 1878. The type
material, consisting of a cranium, teeth and five vertebrae, is now lost.
Plesiosaur
Plesiosauroidea is an extinct clade of carnivorous plesiosaur marine reptiles. Plesiosauroids, are known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods...
from the Early Jurassic
Early Jurassic
The Early Jurassic epoch is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic period...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, named in 1878. The type
Type
Type may refer to:In philosophy:*Type–token distinctionIn mathematics:*Type *Type theory, basis for the study of type systems*Type or arity, the number of operands a function takes...
material, consisting of a cranium, teeth and five vertebrae, is now lost.