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Eromangasaurus fossil map

Where fossils of Eromangasaurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 100 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 100 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 →

GroupPlesiosaurs & kin
Lived106.3–100.5 million years ago (Albian)
PeriodsCretaceous
FamilyElasmosauridae
Named byKear 2005
Fossil records2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB)
Found inAustralia
Rock formationsToolebuc

About Eromangasaurus

Eromangasaurus is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid known from northern Queensland of Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eromangasaurus (revision 1361712831), 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: Q5395315.

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