†Thaumatosaurus Meyer 1841 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Plesiosauridae
Alternative spellings: Plesiosaurus (Thaumatosaurus), Thaumantosaurus
Parent taxon: Plesiosauridae according to R. Lydekker 1889
See also Fraas 1910, Meyer 1845, Sepkoski 2002 and White 1940
Sister taxa: Hydrorion, Lusonectes, Plesiosaurus neogaeus
Subtaxa: Thaumatosaurus oolithicus
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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