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Vinialesaurus caroli

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae

Taxonomy
Cryptoclidus caroli was named by Torre and Rojas (1949). Its type specimen is MNHNCu P3008, a partial skeleton (Anterior part of skull and mandible with associated atlas-axis), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Vinialesaurus caroli by Gasparini et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Cryptoclidus caroli Torre and Rojas
2002Vinialesaurus caroli Gasparini et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyCryptoclididaeWilliston 1925
genusVinialesaurus
speciescaroli(Torre and Rojas 1949)

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.

Vinialesaurus caroli Torre and Rojas 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:05:48
Modified: 2011-08-12 01:58:15
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Cuba (Pinar del Río) Cryptoclidus caroli (45797)