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Colymbosaurus svalbardensis
Taxonomy
Tricleidus svalbardensis was named by Persson (1962). Its type specimen is PMO A 27745, a set of postcrania (dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae; partial pelvic girdle; one nearly complete, and one partial hind limb), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East slope of Konusdalen, southeast of Deltaneset, which is in a Tithonian deep-water mudstone in the Agardhfjellet Formation of Norway.
It was recombined as Colymbosaurus svalbardensis by Knutsen et al. (2012).
It was recombined as Colymbosaurus svalbardensis by Knutsen et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1962 | Tricleidus svalbardensis Persson |
| 2012 | Colymbosaurus svalbardensis Knutsen et al. p. 178 figs. 3-7 |
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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.
†Colymbosaurus svalbardensis Persson 1962
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. M. Knutsen et al. 2012 | Differs from C. trochanterius in having a triangular postaxial ossicle, relatively shorter epipodials, and a longer femoral facet for the postaxial ossicle (distal postaxial flange); posterior margin of ischium is abruptly squared-off and broad |
Measurements
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