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Brancasaurus (meaning "Branca's lizard") is a genus of plesiosaur which lived in a freshwater lake in the Early Cretaceous of what is now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a long neck possessing vertebrae bearing distinctively-shaped "shark fin"-shaped neural spines, and a relatively small and pointed head, Brancasaurus is superficially similar to Elasmosaurus, albeit smaller in size at 3.26 metres (10.7 ft) in length as a subadult.

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  • Brancasaurus (meaning "Branca's lizard") is a genus of plesiosaur which lived in a freshwater lake in the Early Cretaceous of what is now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a long neck possessing vertebrae bearing distinctively-shaped "shark fin"-shaped neural spines, and a relatively small and pointed head, Brancasaurus is superficially similar to Elasmosaurus, albeit smaller in size at 3.26 metres (10.7 ft) in length as a subadult. The type species of this genus is Brancasaurus brancai, first named by Theodor Wegner in 1914 in honor of German paleontologist Wilhelm von Branca. Another plesiosaur named from the same region, Gronausaurus wegneri, most likely represents a synonym of this genus. While traditionally considered as a basal member of the Elasmosauridae, Brancasaurus has more recently been recovered as a member, or close relative, of the Leptocleididae, a group containing many other freshwater plesiosaurs. (en)
  • Brancasaurus brancai Brancasaurus Fossile de Brancasaurus brancai (spécimen holotype). Genre † Brancasaurus (d), 1914 Espèce † Brancasaurus brancai (d), 1914 Brancasaurus (qui signifie « lézard de Branca ») est un genre éteint de plésiosaures qui vivait dans un lac d'eau douce du Crétacé inférieur de l'actuelle Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie, en Allemagne. Avec un long cou possédant des vertèbres portant des épines neurales en forme de « nageoires de requin », et une tête relativement petite et pointue, Brancasaurus est superficiellement similaire à Elasmosaurus, bien que de taille inférieure (environ 3,30 m). (fr)
  • Brancasaurus es un género extinto de plesiosaurio leptocleídido del Cretácico inferior de lo que hoy es Alemania. La especie tipo es Brancasaurus brancai, en primer lugar el nombre de Wegner en 1914 en honor del paleontólogo alemán . Brancasaurus era externamente similar a Plesiosaurus; como otros plesiosaurios, tenía un cuello largo y cabeza pequeña.​ (es)
  • Il brancasauro (Brancasaurus brancai) è un rettile marino estinto appartenente ai plesiosauri. Visse nel Cretaceo inferiore (Berriasiano, circa 144 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Germania. (it)
  • 布蘭卡龍(學名:Brancasaurus)是蛇頸龍亞目的一屬,生存於白堊紀早期的德國。模式種是B. brancai,是在1914年命名。屬名是以德國古生物學家(Wilhelm von Branca)為名。布蘭卡龍具有小型頭部、長頸部,外形類似薄板龍。 (zh)
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  • Wegner, 1914 (en)
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  • Brancasaurus (en)
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  • Holotype specimen (en)
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  • Wegner, 1914 (en)
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  • brancai (en)
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  • * Gronausaurus wegneri (Hampe, 2013) * Plesiosaurus kanzleri? (Koken, 1905) * Plesiosaurus limnophilus? (Koken, 1887) (en)
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  • Brancasaurus es un género extinto de plesiosaurio leptocleídido del Cretácico inferior de lo que hoy es Alemania. La especie tipo es Brancasaurus brancai, en primer lugar el nombre de Wegner en 1914 en honor del paleontólogo alemán . Brancasaurus era externamente similar a Plesiosaurus; como otros plesiosaurios, tenía un cuello largo y cabeza pequeña.​ (es)
  • Il brancasauro (Brancasaurus brancai) è un rettile marino estinto appartenente ai plesiosauri. Visse nel Cretaceo inferiore (Berriasiano, circa 144 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Germania. (it)
  • 布蘭卡龍(學名:Brancasaurus)是蛇頸龍亞目的一屬,生存於白堊紀早期的德國。模式種是B. brancai,是在1914年命名。屬名是以德國古生物學家(Wilhelm von Branca)為名。布蘭卡龍具有小型頭部、長頸部,外形類似薄板龍。 (zh)
  • Brancasaurus (meaning "Branca's lizard") is a genus of plesiosaur which lived in a freshwater lake in the Early Cretaceous of what is now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a long neck possessing vertebrae bearing distinctively-shaped "shark fin"-shaped neural spines, and a relatively small and pointed head, Brancasaurus is superficially similar to Elasmosaurus, albeit smaller in size at 3.26 metres (10.7 ft) in length as a subadult. (en)
  • Brancasaurus brancai Brancasaurus Fossile de Brancasaurus brancai (spécimen holotype). Genre † Brancasaurus (d), 1914 Espèce † Brancasaurus brancai (d), 1914 Brancasaurus (qui signifie « lézard de Branca ») est un genre éteint de plésiosaures qui vivait dans un lac d'eau douce du Crétacé inférieur de l'actuelle Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie, en Allemagne. (fr)
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  • Brancasaurus (en)
  • Brancasaurus (es)
  • Brancasaurus (fr)
  • Brancasaurus brancai (it)
  • 布兰卡龙属 (zh)
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