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Sthenarosaurus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria

Taxonomy
Sthenarosaurus was named by Watson (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: J l]. Its type is Sthenarosaurus dawkinsi.

It was assigned to Plesiosauridae by White (1940); to Plesiosauroidea by Brown (1981); and to Plesiosauria by Watson (1909), Carroll (1988), Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. dawkinsi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Sthenarosaurus Watson p. 13
1940Sthenarosaurus White p. 461
1981Sthenarosaurus Brown
1988Sthenarosaurus Carroll
2002Sthenarosaurus Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
genusSthenarosaurus

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. †Sthenarosaurus Watson 1909
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†Sthenarosaurus dawkinsi Watson 1909
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: Bifrons or 182.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum - Bifrons183.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (England) S. dawkinsi (90459)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (England) S. dawkinsi (118471)