Pantosaurus striatus Marsh 1891 (plesiosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae

Alternative combination: Parasaurus striatus

Synonym: Muraenosaurus reedii Mehl 1912

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1891. Geological horizons as determined by vertebrate fossils. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 42:336-338

Belongs to Pantosaurus according to B. C. Wilhelm and F. R. O'Keefe 2010

See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Marsh 1895, Marsh 1897, O'Keefe and Wahl 2003 and Williston 1903

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Pantosaurus striatus: YPM 543, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Near Freezeout Mountain(s) [PROXY], which is in an Oxfordian marine horizon in the Sundance Formation of Wyoming.
  • Muraenosaurus reedii: UW 5544, a partial skeleton (Incomplete right coracaoid, partial left coracoid, parts of right and left pubes and ischia, muliple caudal and dorsal vertebrae, several ventral ribs, near-com). Its type locality is Near Freezeout Mountain(s) [PROXY], which is in an Oxfordian marine horizon in the Sundance Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of United States (5: Wyoming collections)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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