Rakutestias
Rakutestias is a genus of extinct marine reptiles belonging to the order Plesiosauria. These marine reptiles lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 85 to 75 million years ago. Fossil evidence of Rakutestias has been found primarily in what is now the United States, specifically in the Western Interior Seaway.
The genus Rakutestias is characterized by its relatively small size compared to some of the larger pliosaurs
While the exact phylogenetic relationships of Rakutestias within Plesiosauria are still debated by paleontologists, it is