Franconiasaurus
| Franconiasaurus | |
|---|---|
| Holotype specimen of Franconiasaurus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Superfamily: | †Plesiosauroidea |
| Genus: | †Franconiasaurus |
| Species: | †F. brevispinus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Franconiasaurus brevispinus Sachs, Eggmaier & Madzia, 2024 | |
Franconiasaurus (meaning "Franconia reptile") is an extinct genus of basal plesiosauroid plesiosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Germany. The genus contains a single species, F. brevispinus, known from two well-preserved three-dimensional skeletons.