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Thililua longicollis
Taxonomy
Thililua longicollis was named by Bardet et al. (2003). Its type specimen is MNHGr.PA.11710, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North of Goulmima (Unit 4), which is in a Turonian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Akrabou Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Thililua.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Thililua longicollis Bardet et al. pp. 309-313 figs. 2, 3 |
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†Thililua longicollis Bardet et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| N. Bardet et al. 2003 | "Poltcotylid plesiosaur characterized by premaxillae with swollen lateral processes between the external nares and the frontal foramina; orbits regularly oval without supraorbital processes; dental formula consisting of five premaxillary, at least 22 maxillary and 29 dentary teeth; mandibular symphysis bearing 15 theeth; 30 neck vertebrae; cervical centra nearly as long as high, bearing lateral longitudinal ridges which are paired from the 19th to 22th cervical vertebra." |
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Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Turonian | Morocco (Er-Rachidia) | Thililua longicollis (type locality: 103973) |