Genus
Valid Extinct

Pachycostasaurus

Cruickshank et al. 1996

Pachycostasaurus is an extinct Pliosauroid from the Oxford Clay formation of Peterborough, England.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Pachycostasaurus
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Pachycostasaurus dawni holotype specimen © DamnationDaniel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Pliosauroidea Superfamily
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Pliosauridae Family
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Pachycostasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Oxford Clay
1
Temporal distribution
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Pachycostasaurus dawni 165 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. R. I. Cruickshank, D. M. Martill, and L. F. Noe. 1996. A pliosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) exhibiting pachyostosis from the Middle Jurassic of England. Journal of the Geological Society of London 153:873-879 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. R. I. Cruickshank, D. M. Martill, and L. F. Noe. 1996. A pliosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) exhibiting pachyostosis from the Middle Jurassic of England. Journal of the Geological Society of London 153:873-879 DOI ↗