Species
Valid Extinct

Thaumatosaurus oolithicus

Meyer 1841

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
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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Plesiosauridae Family
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Thaumatosaurus Genus
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Thaumatosaurus oolithicus Species
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
Synonyms (1)
Liopleurodon bucklandi subjective synonym of Thaumatosaurus oolithicus
Bibliography
Original description
R. Lydekker. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia, Part II. Containing the orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia DOI ↗
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