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Plesiosuchus
Taxonomy
Plesiosuchus was named by Owen (1884).
It was synonymized subjectively with Dakosaurus by Delair (1958) and Young et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Geosaurini by Young et al. (2012), Young et al. (2013) and Young (2013); and to Geosaurinae by Parrilla-Bel and Canudo (2015).
It was synonymized subjectively with Dakosaurus by Delair (1958) and Young et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Geosaurini by Young et al. (2012), Young et al. (2013) and Young (2013); and to Geosaurinae by Parrilla-Bel and Canudo (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1884 | Plesiosuchus Owen |
2012 | Plesiosuchus Young et al. pp. 24-26 |
2013 | Plesiosuchus Young fig. 6 |
2013 | Plesiosuchus Young et al. |
2015 | Plesiosuchus Parrilla-Bel and Canudo |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 152.10000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | United Kingdom (England) | P. manselii (119504) | |
Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian | Slovakia (Prešov) | P. sp. (224074) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | United Kingdom (England) | P. manselii (133663) |