Genus
Valid Extinct

Thaumatosaurus

(Meyer 1841)

Thaumatosaurus is a dubious extinct genus of plesiosaur.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Thaumatosaurus
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Thaumatosaurus jaw fragments. © Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer · Public domain · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Plesiosauridae Family
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Thaumatosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇫🇷 France
2
Geological formations
Calcaires de Caen
1
Great Oolite
1
Temporal distribution
Bathonian (168.2–165.3 Ma)
2
Species (2)
Liopleurodon bucklandi subjective synonym of Thaumatosaurus oolithicus 168 Ma
Thaumatosaurus oolithicus 168 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Bibliography (2)
R. Lydekker. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia, Part II. Containing the orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia DOI ↗
H.-E. Sauvage. 1873. Notes sur les reptiles fossiles. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, série 3 1:365-386