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Plesiosaurus platydeirus

Osteichthyes - Plesiosauria

Taxonomy
Plesiosaurus platydeirus was named by Owen (1854). Its type specimen is Royal College of Surgeons no. 226, a set of vertebrae (a cervical and a caudal vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dibothrius, P. holmerii, P. keuperinus, P. morinicus, P. neocomensis, P. pectopleuron

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Plesiosaurus platydeirus Owen p. 59
1960Plesiosaurus platydeirus Delair p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
genusPlesiosaurus
speciesplatydeirusOwen 1854

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.

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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: base of the Early/Lower Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 201.40000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hettangian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian201.4 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Plesiosaurus platydeirus (118938)