Species
Valid Extinct

Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus

Conybeare 1824

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
5
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 dolichodeirus Species
Fossil sites 5 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5
Geological formations
Charmouth Mudstone
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
2
Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)
3
Synonyms (2)
Plesiosaurus homei subjective synonym of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus
Plesiosaurus macromus subjective synonym of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus
Bibliography
Original description
W. D. Conybeare. 1824. On the discovery of an almost perfect skeleton of the Plesiosaurus. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, series 2 1:381-389 DOI ↗
Bibliography (5)
P. J. Hopley. 2000. A new plesiosauroid specimen from the Sinemurian, Lower Jurassic, of southern England. Proceedings of the Dorset Archaeological and Natural History Society 122:129-138
G. W. Storrs. 1997. Morphological and taxonomic clarification of the genus Plesiosaurus. Ancient Marine Reptiles DOI ↗
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
W. D. Conybeare. 1824. On the discovery of an almost perfect skeleton of the Plesiosaurus. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, series 2 1:381-389 DOI ↗