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Bathyspondylus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria

Taxonomy
Bathyspondylus was named by Delair (1982). Its type is Bathyspondylus swindoniensis.

It was assigned to Plesiosauria by Delair (1982).

Species
B. swindoniensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Bathyspondylus Delair p. 157

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
genusBathyspondylus

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. †Bathyspondylus Delair 1982
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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: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) B. swindoniensis (145758)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Pleiosaurus macromerus (47421)