†Seeleyosaurus guilelmiimperatoris Dames 1895
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Microcleididae
Alternative combination: Plesiosaurus guilelmiimperatoris
Synonym: Seeleyosaurus holzmadensis White 1940
Full reference: H. W. Dames. 1895. Die Plesiosaurier der süddeutschen Liasformation. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 2:1-83
Belongs to Seeleyosaurus according to R. B. J. Benson et al. 2012
See also Dames 1895, Fraas 1910, Grossmann 2007, O'Keefe 2001, Persson 1963, Storrs 1997 and White 1940
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Seeleyosaurus guilelmiimperatoris: MB.R.1992, a skeleton. Its type locality is Hauff slate quarry, Holzmaden, epsilon II/4, SMNS, which is in a Falciferum marine shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
- Seeleyosaurus holzmadensis: SMNS 12039, a skeleton. Its type locality is Holzmaden, epsilon II/4, non-specific collection data, which is in a Falciferum marine horizon in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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