ammonites
Vinialesaurus Gasparini et al. 2002 (plesiosaur)

Reptilia - Sauropterygia - Cryptoclididae

Full reference: Z. Gasparini, N. Bardet, and M. Iturralde-Vinent. 2002. A new cryptoclidid plesiosaur from the Oxofrdian (Late Jurassic) of Cuba. Geobios 35:201-211

Parent taxon: Cryptoclididae according to Z. Gasparini et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Abyssosaurus, Colymbosaurus, Cryptoclidus, Djupedalia, Kimmerosaurus, Muraenosaurus, Pantosaurus, Picrocleidus, Spitrasaurus, Tatenectes, Tricleidus

Subtaxa: Vinialesaurus caroli

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore