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Cricosaurus mexicanus
Taxonomy
Plesiosaurus (Polyptychodon) mexicanus was named by Wieland (1910). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huajuapan de Leon, Tlaxiaco, which is in a Berriasian/Hauterivian marine horizon in Mexico.
It was recombined as Plesiosaurus mexicanus by Hay (1930); it was considered a nomen vanum by Welles (1962); it was considered a nomen dubium by Buchy (2008); it was recombined as Cricosaurus mexicanus by Carbot-Chanona (2014).
It was recombined as Plesiosaurus mexicanus by Hay (1930); it was considered a nomen vanum by Welles (1962); it was considered a nomen dubium by Buchy (2008); it was recombined as Cricosaurus mexicanus by Carbot-Chanona (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Plesiosaurus (Polyptychodon) mexicanus Wieland p. 359 fig. pl.52 |
| 1930 | Plesiosaurus mexicanus Hay p. 116 |
| 2014 | Cricosaurus mexicanus Carbot-Chanona p. 113 |
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†Cricosaurus mexicanus Wieland 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available