Plesiosaurus macrocephalus

(Owen 1840)

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Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Sauroptérygiens

Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine

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Classification

Sauropterygia Suborder

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Plesiosauria Order

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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily

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Plesiosaurus Genus

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Plesiosaurus macrocephalus Species

Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Temporal distribution

Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)

Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)

Synonyms (1)

Plesiosaurus brachycephalus subjective synonym of Plesiosaurus macrocephalus

Bibliography

Original description

R. Owen. 1840. Report on British fossil reptiles. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 8:43-126

Bibliography (2)

J. B. Delair. 1960. The Mesozoic reptiles of Dorset. Part two. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 80:52-90

R. Owen. 1840. Report on British fossil reptiles. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 8:43-126