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Georgiasaurus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae

Taxonomy
Georgiasaurus was named by Ochev (1977). Its type is Georgia penzensis.

It was assigned to Polycotylidae by Storrs et al. (2000); and to Polycotylinae by Persons IV et al. (2022).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Georgia Otschev pp. 135-138
1977Georgiasaurus Ochev
2000Georgiasaurus Storrs et al. p. 194
2022Georgiasaurus Persons IV et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPolycotylidaeWilliston 1908
subfamilyPolycotylinae
genusGeorgiasaurusOchev 1977

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. †Georgiasaurus Ochev 1977
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Georgiasaurus penzensis Otschev 1976
Invalid names: Georgia Otschev 1976 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:05:48
Modified: 2011-08-12 01:58:15
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Santonian or 86.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Penza) Georgia penzensis (127412)