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Futabasaurus suzukii (Futaba Suzuki Ryu)

Osteichthyes - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

Taxonomy
Futabasaurus suzukii was named by Sato et al. (2006). Its type specimen is NSM PV15025, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ohisa River (Futabasaurus type locality), which is in a Santonian transition zone/lower shoreface mudstone in the Tamayama Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Futabasaurus suzukii Sato et al. pp. 468-476 figs. 2-9
2019Futabasaurus suzukii O'Gorman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyElasmosauridaeCope 1869
Weddellonectia
genusFutabasaurus
speciessuzukii

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.

Futabasaurus suzukii Sato et al. 2006 [Futaba Suzuki Ryu]
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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: Early/Lower Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan (Fukushima) Futabasaurus suzukii (type locality: 98850)