Genus: Brancasaurus Author: Wegner 1914 Taxon status: Classification: PlesiosauriaPlesiosauroideaCryptoclidiaXenopsariaLeptocleidia Age: Cretaceous Horizon (rock units): Cretaceous
Etymology: In honor of Wilhelm von Branca (1844-1929), German paleontologist, Greek, sauros, 'lizard': Branca's lizard

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Skeleton of Brancasaurus in side view. From Sachs et al. (2016)
Skull of Brancasaurus in dorsal and lateral view, and showing the tip of the snout (C) in ventral view (from Wegner 1914)