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Gronausaurus
Taxonomy
Gronausaurus was named by Hampe (2013). Its type is Gronausaurus wegneri.
It was assigned to Elasmosauridae by Benson et al. (2013); and to Leptocleididae by Hampe (2013).
It was assigned to Elasmosauridae by Benson et al. (2013); and to Leptocleididae by Hampe (2013).
Species
G. wegneri (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Gronausaurus Benson et al. |
| 2013 | Gronausaurus Hampe figs. 3-8 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| O. Hampe 2013 | A leptocleidid plesiosaur with the following characters: lateral portions of the parasphenoid ending directly anterior to the basioccipital tubers; elongated cochlear facet on the dorsal side of the braincase; gently procoelous cervical centra; presence of a subdiapophyseal fossa below the transverse processes at the 2nd to 4th pectoral and anterior dorsal vertebrae; (number of pectoral vertebrae probably 4); humeri with facet for supernumerary postaxial epipodial elements; epipodials longer than wide. |
Measurements
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Age range: Late/Upper Berriasian or 139.10000 to 137.05000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Berriasian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Plesiosauria species B (45760) |