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Rhomaleosaurus propinquus

Osteichthyes - Plesiosauria - Rhomaleosauridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
R. cramptoni, R. megacephalus, R. zetlandicus (syn. R. thorntoni, Plesiosaurus propinquus, Plesiosaurus simpsoni)

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
familyRhomaleosauridaeNopcsa 1928
genusRhomaleosaurus
speciespropinquus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Toarcian or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (England) Rhomaleosaurus propinquus (90448)
Falciferum - Bifrons184.2 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Rhomaleosaurus propinquus (90459)