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Pliosaurus andrewsi

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae

Taxonomy
Pliosaurus andrewsi was named by Tarlo (1960). Its type specimen is BMNH R3891, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Peterborough area, Leeds Collection, which is in a Callovian offshore mudstone in the Oxford Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Pliosaurus andrewsi Tarlo pp. 163-164 figs. pls 23, 28, figs4–4b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPliosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPliosauridaeSeeley 1874
Thalassophonea
genusPliosaurus()
speciesandrewsi

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.

Pliosaurus andrewsi Tarlo 1960
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hampe 2005

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Middle Callovian or 163.50000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Peloneustes evansi (type locality: 109800)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Poland (Śląskie) Pliosaurus andrewsi (106467)