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Pholidosaurus purbeckensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Steneosaurus purbeckensis was named by Mansel-Pleydell (1888). Its type specimen is DORCM G97, a skull (Almost complete skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Swanage (PROXY), which is in a Berriasian marginal marine horizon in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Pholidosaurus purbeckensis by Salisbury (2002), Bronzati et al. (2012) and Martin et al. (2016).

Synonyms
  • Pholidosaurus decipiens was named by Watson (1911). Its type specimen is BMNH 28432, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Swanage quarry, which is in a Berriasian marginal marine limestone in the Durlston Formation of the United Kingdom.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pholidosaurus purbeckensis by Salisbury (2002).
  • Pholidosaurus laevis was named by Andrews (1913). Its type specimen is BMNH R3414, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Swanage, which is in a Berriasian marginal marine limestone in the United Kingdom.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pholidosaurus purbeckensis by Salisbury (2002).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Steneosaurus purbeckensis Mansel-Pleydell
1911Pholidosaurus decipiens Watson
1913Pholidosaurus laevis Andrews
1958Steneosaurus purbeckensis Delair p. 58
1958Pholidosaurus decipiens Delair p. 64
1958Pholidosaurus laevis Delair p. 64
2002Pholidosaurus purbeckensis Salisbury
2012Pholidosaurus decipiens Bronzati et al.
2012Pholidosaurus purbeckensis Bronzati et al.
2016Pholidosaurus purbeckensis Martin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
NeosuchiaClark 1988
Coelognathosuchia()
Tethysuchia()
Pholidosauridae()
genusPholidosaurus
speciespurbeckensis(Mansel-Pleydell 1888)

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.

Pholidosaurus purbeckensis Mansel-Pleydell 1888
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Invalid names: Pholidosaurus decipiens Watson 1911 [synonym], Pholidosaurus laevis Andrews 1913 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Berriasian or 145.00000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Pholidosaurus decipiens (123319)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Macrorhynchus sp. (type locality: 123317) Pholidosaurus laevis (123316)