Where: England, United Kingdom (51.7° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 42.4° N, 8.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Kimmeridge Clay Formation, Kimmeridgian to Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 145.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the OUM
Collection methods: mechanical,
Primary reference: R. Owen. 1842. Report on British fossil reptiles, part II. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 11:60-204 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 138283: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 09.01.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Pliosaurus sp., "Pliosaurus brachydirus" = Pliosaurus brachydeirus
"Pliosaurus brachydirus" = Pliosaurus brachydeirus Owen 1841 plesiosaur BMNH R.1272 tooth in the Hartford collection, purchased 1888
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