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Westphaliasaurus
Taxonomy
Westphaliasaurus was named by Schwermann and Sander (2011). Its type is Westphaliasaurus simonsensii.
It was assigned to Plesiosauridae by Schwermann and Sander (2011); to Microcleididae by Benson et al. (2012); and to Plesiosauroidea by Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
It was assigned to Plesiosauridae by Schwermann and Sander (2011); to Microcleididae by Benson et al. (2012); and to Plesiosauroidea by Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
Species
W. simonsensii (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Westphaliasaurus Schwermann and Sander p. 49 |
| 2012 | Westphaliasaurus Benson et al. fig. 4 |
| 2014 | Westphaliasaurus 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.
G. †Westphaliasaurus Schwermann and Sander 2011
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†Westphaliasaurus simonsensii Schwermann and Sander 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pliensbachian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | W. simonsensii (119605) |