Species
Valid Extinct

Pliosaurus kevani

Benson et al. 2013

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore nektonic Marine
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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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Thalassophonea Unranked clade
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Pliosaurus Genus
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Pliosaurus kevani Species
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
3
Geological formations
Kimmeridge Clay
3
Temporal distribution
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
3
Bibliography
Original description
R. B. J. Benson, M. Evans, and A. S. Smith, J. Sassoon, S. Moore-Faye, H. F. Ketchum, R. Forrest. 2013. A giant pliosaurid skull from the Late Jurassic of England. PLoS ONE 8(5):e65989 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. B. J. Benson, M. Evans, and A. S. Smith, J. Sassoon, S. Moore-Faye, H. F. Ketchum, R. Forrest. 2013. A giant pliosaurid skull from the Late Jurassic of England. PLoS ONE 8(5):e65989 DOI ↗