Species
Valid Extinct

Pliosaurus funkei

Knutsen et al. 2012

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
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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Pliosaurus Genus
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Pliosaurus funkei Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇳🇴 Norway
2
Geological formations
Agardhfjellet
2
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
2
Bibliography
Original description
E. M. Knutsen, P. S. Druckenmiller, and J. H. Hurum. 2012. A new species of Pliosaurus (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) from the Middle Volgian of central Spitsbergen, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:235-258
Bibliography (1)
E. M. Knutsen, P. S. Druckenmiller, and J. H. Hurum. 2012. A new species of Pliosaurus (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) from the Middle Volgian of central Spitsbergen, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:235-258