†Pantosaurus striatus Marsh 1891 (plesiosaur)
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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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