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Stratesaurus taylori

Reptilia - Plesiosauria

Taxonomy
Stratesaurus taylori was named by Benson et al. (2012) [urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E2BA4E44-3E28-4​987-928F-DF559BDCA98F]. Its type specimen is OUMNH J.10337, a partial skeleton (a skull and partial postcranial skeleton including anterior cervical and pectoral vertebrae, a partial hindlimb and ilium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Street (general), which is in a Hettangian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Blue Lias Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Stratesaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Stratesaurus taylori Benson et al. fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
genusStratesaurus
speciestaylori

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.

†Stratesaurus taylori Benson et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. B. J. Benson et al. 2012Small-bodied basal plesiosaurian (skull of holotype 180 mm long) with five premaxillary and 16 maxillary alveoli, lacking rostral constriction. Possesses two autapomorphies: prominent posterior processes on posterolateral surfaces of anterior cervical prezygapophyses; pectoral centra proportionally short (length:anterior height ratio = 0.7)
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: Early/Lower Hettangian or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Stratesaurus taylori (type locality: 119083)