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Ectenosaurus clidastoides
Taxonomy
Platecarpus clidastoides was named by Merriam (1894).
It was recombined as Lestosaurus clidastoides by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Ectenosaurus clidastoides by Russell (1967), Fanti et al. (2014), Driscoll et al. (2019).
It was recombined as Lestosaurus clidastoides by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Ectenosaurus clidastoides by Russell (1967), Fanti et al. (2014), Driscoll et al. (2019).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1894 | Platecarpus clidastoides Merriam p. 30 |
| 1894 | Platecarpus oxyrhinus Merriam p. 30 |
| 1902 | Lestosaurus clidastoides Hay p. 469 |
| 1902 | Lestosaurus oxyrhinus Hay p. 470 |
| 1930 | Platecarpus clidastoides Hay p. 260 |
| 1930 | Platecarpus oxyrhinus Hay p. 260 |
| 1967 | Ectenosaurus clidastoides Russell p. 158 |
| 2014 | Ectenosaurus clidastoides Fanti et al. |
| 2019 | Ectenosaurus clidastoides Driscoll et al. |
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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.
†Ectenosaurus clidastoides Merriam 1894
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Invalid names: Platecarpus oxyrhinus Merriam 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Gervais 1852, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Coniacian | USA (Kansas) | Ectenosaurus clidastoides (118156) | |
| Santonian | USA (Kansas) | Ectenosaurus clidastoides (123577) |