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Tatenectes

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Tatenectes O'Keefe and Wahl, Jr. p. 49
2009Tatenectes O'Keefe and Street p. 49
2011Tatenectes O'Keefe et al.
2012Tatenectes Otero et al.
2014Tatenectes Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyCryptoclididaeWilliston 1925
genusTatenectes

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.

G. †Tatenectes O'Keefe and Wahl, Jr. 2003
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Tatenectes laramiensis Knight 1900
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:05:48
Modified: 2011-08-12 01:58:15
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3USA (Wyoming) Cimoliasaurus laramiensis (119282) T. laramiensis (103921)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7USA (Wyoming) T. laramiensis (96690)