Pontosaurus lesinensis Kornhuber 1873

Reptilia - Squamata - Dolichosauridae

Alternative combination: Hydrosaurus lesinensis

Belongs to Pontosaurus according to S. E. Pierce and M. W. Caldwell 2004

Sister taxon: Pontosaurus kornhuberi

Type specimen: GBA 1873/4/2, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lesina (K.K. Geologischen Reichsanstalt GBA collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Starigrad Limestone Formation of Croatia.

Distribution: found only at Lesina (K.K. Geologischen Reichsanstalt GBA collection)

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