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Cimoliosaurus magnus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

Taxonomy
Cimoliosaurus magnus was named by Leidy (1851). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Cimoliasaurus.

It was recombined as Discosaurus magnus by Leidy (1870); it was considered a nomen dubium by Welles (1943); it was considered a nomen vanum by Welles (1962); it was recombined as Cimoliasaurus magnus by Leidy (1851), Cope (1869), Hay (1902), Lambe (1902), Williston (1903), Williston (1906), Persson (1963), O'Keefe and Street (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Cimoliasaurus magnus Leidy pp. 325-326
1851Cimoliosaurus magnus Leidy p. 325
1852Cimoliosaurus magnus Leidy p. 325
1869Cimoliasaurus magnus Cope p. 266
1870Discosaurus magnus Leidy p. 22
1902Cimoliasaurus magnus Hay p. 458
1902Cimoliasaurus magnus Lambe p. 32
1903Cimoliasaurus magnus Williston p. 7
1906Cimoliasaurus magnus Williston p. 222
1930Cimoliosaurus magnus Hay p. 120
1963Cimoliasaurus magnus Persson p. 18
2009Cimoliasaurus magnus O'Keefe and Street p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyElasmosauridaeCope 1869
genusCimoliosaurusLeidy 1851
speciesmagnus

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.

†Cimoliosaurus magnus Leidy 1851
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available