Discosaurus vetustus

(Leidy 1851)

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Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

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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Brachaucheninae Subfamily

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Discosaurus Genus

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Discosaurus vetustus Species

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States

Geological formations

Eutaw

Temporal distribution

Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)

Bibliography

Original description

J. Leidy. 1851. [Descriptions of a number of fossil reptiles and mammals] . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5:325-328

Bibliography (1)

J. T. Thurmond and D. E. Jones. 1981. Fossil Vertebrates of Alabama DOI ↗