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Mauriciosaurus fernandezi

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae

Taxonomy
Mauriciosaurus fernandezi was named by Frey et al. (2017) [Zoobank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8D331E82-25B5- 4E81-98F8-AFE7086E7693]. Its type specimen is INAH CPC RFG 2544 P.F.1., a skeleton, and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Vallecillo quarry (CPC collection), which is in a Turonian offshore limestone in the Agua Nueva Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Mauriciosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Mauriciosaurus fernandezi Frey et al. p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPolycotylidaeWilliston 1908
genusMauriciosaurus
speciesfernandezi

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.

†Mauriciosaurus fernandezi Frey et al. 2017
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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: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Nuevo León) Mauriciosaurus fernandezi (type locality: 186284)