Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Microcleididae
Alternative combinations: Hydrorion brachypterygius, Plesiosaurus brachypterygius
Full reference: F. v. Huene. 1923. Ein neuer Plesiosaurier aus dem oberen Lias Württembergs. Jahreshefte des Vereins für Vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 79:3-23
Belongs to Microcleidus according to R. B. J. Benson et al. 2012
See also Grossmann 2007, Huene 1923, Maisch and Rücklin 2000, O'Keefe 2001, Persson 1963 and Storrs 1997
Sister taxa: Microcleidus homalospondylus, Microcleidus macropterus, Microcleidus melusinae, Microcleidus tournemirensis
Type specimen: GPIT ⁄ 477 ⁄ 1 ⁄ 1, a skeleton. Its type locality is Holzmaden, Quarry 29 (=Steinbruch 29), Ohmden; Lias epsilon II, 4, which is in a Falciferum offshore shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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