Where: England, United Kingdom (50.9° N, 2.9° W: paleocoordinates 41.6° N, 7.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Kimmeridge Clay Formation, Kimmeridgian to Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 145.0 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: mechanical,
• Presented by Sir R. Owen, K.C.B.
Primary reference: R. Lydekker. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia, Part II. Containing the orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia [M. Carrano/H. Street/R. Benson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 141856: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 02.04.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Pliosaurus macromerus Phillips 1871 plesiosaur BMNH 40406, dorsal centrum presented by Sir R. Owen, K.C.B.
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