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Shastasaurus alexandrae
Taxonomy
Shastasaurus alexandrae was named by Merriam (1902). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Shastasaurus pacificus by Mcgowan (1994).
It was synonymized subjectively with Shastasaurus pacificus by Mcgowan (1994).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Shastasaurus alexandrae Merriam p. 96 figs. Plates 12 and 13 |
| 1908 | Shastasaurus alexandrae Merriam p. 142 |
| 1930 | Shastasaurus alexandrae Hay p. 126 |
| 2000 | Shastasaurus alexandrae Maisch and Matzke p. 97 |
| 2010 | Shastasaurus alexandrae Maisch |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Shastasaurus alexandrae Merriam 1902
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000 | "Pubis with obturator notch more widely open and proximal margin narrower than distal margin, posterior thoracal vertebral central more than twice as high as they are long." |
Measurements
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