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Dolichosaurus longicollis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Dolichosaurus longicollis was named by Owen (1850). Its type specimen is BMNH R49002, a partial skeleton (partial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Culand Pits, Burham, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian basinal (carbonate) chalk/marl in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Dolichosaurus longicollis Owen p. 388
1851Dolichosaurus longicollis Owen p. 22 figs. plate 10, figs 1-4
1861Dolichosaurus longicollis Owen p. 311
1928Dolichosaurus longicollis Perrier p. 3091
2000Dolichosaurus longicollis Caldwell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Pythonomorpha()
Dolichosauridae(Gervais 1852)
genusDolichosaurus
specieslongicollis

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. W. Caldwell 2000At least nineteen cervical vertebrae with large posteriorly placed hypapophyses and unfused peduncles; at least thirty-two trunk vertebrae; long, slightly curved ribs, body laterally compressed; scapulocoracoid fenestra absent; forelimb shorter and less robust than hindlimb; humerus subequal in length to two anterior dorsal vertebrae; ectepicondylar foramen absent; at least one pygal vertebra.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Dolichosaurus longicollis (type locality: 92426) Dolichosaurus sp. (92427)