Tuarangisaurus
| Tuarangisaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
| Life restoration of T. keyesi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Family: | †Elasmosauridae |
| Genus: | †Tuarangisaurus Wiffen, Wiffen & Moisley, 1986 |
| Species: | †T. keyesi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tuarangisaurus keyesi Wiffen, Wiffen & Moisley, 1986 | |
Tuarangisaurus (Māori: tuarangi "ancient" + Greek: σαῦρος, romanized: sauros "lizard") is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid known from New Zealand. The type and only known species is Tuarangisaurus keyesi, named by "Pont" Wiffen, Joan Wiffen and Bill Moisley in 1986. The specific name honours Ian W. Keyes of the New Zealand Geological Survey.