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Phosphorosaurus ortliebi
Taxonomy
Phosphorosaurus ortliebi was named by Dollo (1889). Its type specimen is IRScNB R34, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Halisaurus ortliebi by Lingham-Soliar (1991) and Lingham-Soliar (1996).
It was recombined as Halisaurus ortliebi by Lingham-Soliar (1991) and Lingham-Soliar (1996).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Phosphorosaurus ortliebi Dollo |
| 1991 | Halisaurus ortliebi Lingham-Soliar |
| 1996 | Halisaurus ortliebi Lingham-Soliar |
| 2005 | Phosphorosaurus ortliebi Lindgren and Siverson |
| 2016 | Phosphorosaurus ortliebi Konishi et al. p. 812 |
| 2019 | Phosphorosaurus ortliebi Driscoll et al. |
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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.
†Phosphorosaurus ortliebi Dollo 1889
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Lindgren and M. Siverson 2005 | A prominent median ridge runs the full length of the frontal; the very large parietal foramen is bordered anteriorly by the frontal |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Belgium | Halisaurus ortliebi (82892) |