Amazing new marine reptile (NOT a dinosaur!)

Here is a link to the scientific paper released last month on Albertonectes vanderveldei an amazing elasmosaur from Alberta, Canada!
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2012.658124
Elasmosaurs are the long-necked versions of plesiosaurs, which are ancient marine reptiles... not dinosaurs. If you need more help understanding the difference please see http://www2.fiu.edu/~longoria/gly1101/Mz-reptiles.htm for a technical but brief summary of Diapsids (dinosaurs and modern lizards) and Euryapsids (marine reptiles).
 This is a little basic and does not mention modern birds which is increasingly becoming more and more important as seen in this UC Berkeley article concerning just how closely modern birds (or avian dinosaurs) and non-avian dinosaurs are related:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/avians.html