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Geosaurus grandis
Taxonomy
Cricosaurus grandis was named by Wagner (1858). Its type specimen is BSPG AS VI 1, a skull (complete skull with mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Metriorhynchus grandis by Lydekker (1888); it was recombined as Geosaurus grandis by Perrier (1928), Young and Andrade (2009), Bronzati et al. (2012), Young et al. (2013) and Parrilla-Bel and Canudo (2015).
It was recombined as Metriorhynchus grandis by Lydekker (1888); it was recombined as Geosaurus grandis by Perrier (1928), Young and Andrade (2009), Bronzati et al. (2012), Young et al. (2013) and Parrilla-Bel and Canudo (2015).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1858 | Cricosaurus grandis Wagner |
| 1888 | Metriorhynchus grandis Lydekker |
| 1907 | Cricosaurus grandis Seitz p. 295 |
| 1928 | Geosaurus grandis Perrier p. 3089 |
| 2009 | Geosaurus grandis Young and Andrade |
| 2012 | Geosaurus grandis Bronzati et al. |
| 2013 | Geosaurus grandis Young et al. |
| 2015 | Geosaurus grandis Parrilla-Bel and Canudo |
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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 grandis 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) | Geosaurus grandis (132062) |