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Leptonectes solei
Taxonomy
Leptopterygius solei was named by McGowan (1993).
It was recombined as Leptonectes solei by Maisch and Matzke (2000), McGowan and Motani (2003), Maisch (2010) and Ji et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Leptonectes solei by Maisch and Matzke (2000), McGowan and Motani (2003), Maisch (2010) and Ji et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Leptopterygius solei McGowan |
| 2000 | Leptonectes solei Maisch and Matzke p. 72 |
| 2003 | Leptonectes solei McGowan and Motani |
| 2010 | Leptonectes solei Maisch |
| 2016 | Leptonectes solei Ji et al. p. 12 |
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†Leptonectes solei McGowan 1993
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000 | "Large species, exceeding 5 m in length, snout very long." |
Measurements
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Age range: Early/Lower Sinemurian or 196.50000 to 189.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | Leptonectes solei (176439) | |
| Obtusum | United Kingdom (England) | Leptonectes solei (type locality: 114683) |