Genus
Valid Extinct

Stratesaurus

Benson et al. 2012

Stratesaurus is an extinct genus of small-bodied basal plesiosaur known from the Early Jurassic period of the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, S. taylori. It was a small plesiosaur, with a skull length of 18 cm (7.1 in) and a body length of 2 m (6.6 ft).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Stratesaurus
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Stratesaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Blue Lias
1
Temporal distribution
Hettangian (201.4–199.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Stratesaurus taylori 201 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. B. J. Benson, M. Evans, and P. S. Druckenmiller. 2012. High diversity, low disparity and small body size in plesiosaurs (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic–Jurassic boundary. PLoS ONE 7(3):e31838 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. B. J. Benson, M. Evans, and P. S. Druckenmiller. 2012. High diversity, low disparity and small body size in plesiosaurs (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic–Jurassic boundary. PLoS ONE 7(3):e31838 DOI ↗