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Attenborosaurus
Taxonomy
Attenborosaurus was named by Bakker (1993).
It was assigned to Pliosauroidea by O'Keefe (2001); to Plesiosauria by Ketchum and Benson (2010); and to Pliosauridae by Ketchum and Benson (2011), Benson et al. (2012) and Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
It was assigned to Pliosauroidea by O'Keefe (2001); to Plesiosauria by Ketchum and Benson (2010); and to Pliosauridae by Ketchum and Benson (2011), Benson et al. (2012) and Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1993 | Attenborosaurus Bakker p. 664 |
2001 | Attenborosaurus O'Keefe p. 19 fig. 20 |
2010 | Attenborosaurus Ketchum and Benson p. 15 |
2011 | Attenborosaurus Ketchum and Benson p. 126 |
2012 | Attenborosaurus Benson et al. fig. 4 |
2014 | Attenborosaurus Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3 |
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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.
G. †Attenborosaurus Bakker 1993
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†Attenborosaurus conybeari Sollas 1881
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Invalid names: Plesiosaurus laticeps Owen 1867 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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 |
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Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | Plesiosaurus laticeps (118472) | |
Late/Upper Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | Plesiosaurus conybeari (118882) |