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Eretmosaurus dubius

Reptilia - Plesiosauria

Taxonomy
Plesiosaurus dubius was named by Tate and Blake (1876). Its type specimen is lost, a skeleton (complete skeleton once in the possession of Mr Brown Marshall of Whitby), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eretmosaurus dubius by Delair (1960) and Persson (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Plesiosaurus dubius Tate and Blake
1960Eretmosaurus dubius Delair p. 58
1963Eretmosaurus dubius Persson p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
genusEretmosaurus
speciesdubius(Tate and Blake 1876)

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.

†Eretmosaurus dubius Tate and Blake 1876
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available