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Geosaurus medius
Taxonomy
Cricosaurus medius was named by Wagner (1858). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Daiting (BSPG collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Geosaurus medius by Fraas (1901); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhacheosaurus gracilis by Young et al. (2010).
It was recombined as Geosaurus medius by Fraas (1901); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhacheosaurus gracilis by Young et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1858 | Cricosaurus medius Wagner |
| 1901 | Geosaurus medius Fraas |
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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.
†Geosaurus medius Wagner 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Cricosaurus medius (132062) |