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Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus
Taxonomy
Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus was named by Appleby (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Weymouth Oxford Clay Formation (non-specific locality data), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian marine claystone in the Oxford Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
It was synonymized subjectively with Ophthalmosaurus icenicus by Kirton (1983).
It was synonymized subjectively with Ophthalmosaurus icenicus by Kirton (1983).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus Appleby p. 407 fig. 1 |
| 1988 | Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus Gasparini |
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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.
†Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus Appleby 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 166.10000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Callovian - Oxfordian | United Kingdom (England) | Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus (type locality: 140700) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus (79652) |