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Plesiopterys
Taxonomy
Plesiopterys was named by O'Keefe (2004). Its type is Plesiopterys wildi.
It was synonymized subjectively with Seeleyosaurus by Grossmann (2007).
It was assigned to Plesiosauria by O'Keefe (2004); and to Plesiosauroidea by Benson et al. (2012) and Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
It was synonymized subjectively with Seeleyosaurus by Grossmann (2007).
It was assigned to Plesiosauria by O'Keefe (2004); and to Plesiosauroidea by Benson et al. (2012) and Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
Species
P. wildi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Plesiopterys O'Keefe p. 973 |
| 2012 | Plesiopterys Benson et al. |
| 2014 | Plesiopterys Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Falciferum or 183.00000 to 182.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falciferum | Germany (Baden-Würtemberg) | P. wildi (31896) |