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Plesiopharos
Taxonomy
Plesiopharos was named by Puértolas-Pascual et al. (2021). Its type is Plesiopharos moelensis.
It was assigned to Plesiosauroidea by Puértolas-Pascual et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Plesiosauroidea by Puértolas-Pascual et al. (2021).
Species
P. moelensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Plesiopharos Puértolas-Pascual et al. |
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G. †Plesiopharos Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2021
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†Plesiopharos moelensis Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2021
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2021 | lesiopharos moelensis gen. et sp. nov. is a plesiosaur diagnosed by the following autapomorphies: il- iac blade with rounded and convex anterior flank and less expanded than the posterior flank; ischial facet of the ilium highly developed and twice as long as the acetabular facet; first pectoral vertebra with the apex of the neural spine in- clined posterodorsally and forming a small rounded tip at the posterodorsal margin. For the exclusive combination of synapomorphies see phylogenetic analysis section. |
Measurements
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Age range: Early/Lower Sinemurian or 196.50000 to 189.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Sinemurian | Portugal (São Pedro de Moel) | P. moelensis (222588) |