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Saurocephalus
Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae
Taxonomy
Saurocephalus was named by Harlan (1824) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Saurocephalus lanciformis. It is the type genus of Saurocephalidae.
It was assigned to Ichthyosauroidea by Fitzinger (1826); to Chirocentridae by Woodward (1901); to Saurocephalinae by Hay (1902); to Saurocephalidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saurodontidae by Applegate (1970) and Cavin et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Ichthyosauroidea by Fitzinger (1826); to Chirocentridae by Woodward (1901); to Saurocephalinae by Hay (1902); to Saurocephalidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saurodontidae by Applegate (1970) and Cavin et al. (2013).
Species
Daptinus phlebotomus, S. arapahovius, S. broadheadi, S. dentatus, S. ferox, S. lanciformis (type species), S. pamphagus, S. pygmaeus, S. woodwardi, S. xiphirostris
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1824 | Saurocephalus Harlan |
| 1826 | Saurocephalus Fitzinger p. 9 |
| 1873 | Daptinus Cope |
| 1901 | Saurocephalus Woodward p. 113 |
| 1902 | Saurocephalus Hay p. 385 |
| 1970 | Saurocephalus Applegate p. 420 |
| 1981 | Saurocephalus Thurmond and Jones p. 98 |
| 2002 | Saurocephalus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2013 | Saurocephalus Cavin et al. p. 170 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Bartonian or 132.90000 to 38.00000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hauterivian | Switzerland | S. inflexus (2198) | |
| Albian | Switzerland | S. albensis (2167) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | S. lanciformis (49496) | |
| Santonian | USA (Alabama) | S. lanciformis (81928) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Alabama) | S. lanciformis (81934 82053) | |
| Campanian | USA (Wyoming) | S. sp. (105717) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Jordan | S. sp. (170239) | |
| Bartonian | Egypt | S. fayumensis (42054) |