Aristonectinae
| Aristonectinae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous |
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| Life restoration of Aristonectes parvidens | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Elasmosauridae |
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†Aristonectinae Otero et al., in press |
Aristonectinae is a clade of plesiosaurs in the family Elasmosauridae. It includes the Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs Aristonectes and Kaiwhekea, traditionally grouped with the Late Jurassic Tatenectes and Kimmerosaurus in the family Aristonectidae. In recent years, multiple specimens were collected in Angola.
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