Anguanax fossil map
Where fossils of Anguanax have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 160 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 160 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Plesiosaurs & kin |
|---|---|
| Lived | 165.3–159 million years ago (Callovian to Oxfordian) |
| Periods | Jurassic |
| Family | Pliosauridae |
| Named by | Cau and Fanti 2016 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Italy |
| Rock formations | Rosso Ammonitico Veronese |
About Anguanax
Anguanax is an extinct genus of basal pliosaurid known from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian stage) Rosso Ammonitico Veronese Formation of northern Italy. It contains a single species, Anguanax zignoi, known from a partially complete individual, representing the first articulated skeleton of an Italian plesiosaurian.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Anguanax (revision 1377734511), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q21127228.
