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Attenborosaurus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Attenborosaurus Bakker p. 664
2001Attenborosaurus O'Keefe p. 19 fig. 20
2010Attenborosaurus Ketchum and Benson p. 15
2011Attenborosaurus Ketchum and Benson p. 126
2012Attenborosaurus Benson et al. fig. 4
2014Attenborosaurus Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
superfamilyPliosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPliosauridaeSeeley 1874
genusAttenborosaurusBakker 1993

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.

G. †Attenborosaurus Bakker 1993
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Invalid names: Plesiosaurus laticeps Owen 1867 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: nektonicsuperf
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Reproduction: viviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalsuperf
Created: 2005-11-07 12:13:24
Modified: 2009-07-25 10:49:01
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Hampe 2005, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Sinemurian or 196.50000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Plesiosaurus laticeps (118472)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Plesiosaurus conybeari (118882)