For the Plesiosauria database, I have just completed the profile for Avalonnectes arturi, a plesiosaur named after the mythical island of Avalon and the legendary King Arthur. The holotype is on display in the Marine Reptiles Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London.
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Genus Avalonnectes Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller, 2012 Type species: Avalonnectes arturi Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller, 2012Diagnosis: Small-bodied basal rhomaleosaurid (trunk length =735 mm) with 18–...