R. thorntoni was first described briefly by Andrews (1922a). Smith and Benson (2014) described and figured R. thorntoni in detail in a monograph on the holotype specimen.
Rhomaleosaurus thorntoni
Species
R. thorntoni
Author
Andrews, 1922a
Classification
Sauropterygia
Eosauropterygia
Eusauropterygia
Pistosauroidea
Pistosauria
Plesiosauria
Rhomaleosauridae
Rhomaleosaurus
Age
Toarcian, Early Jurassic
Type location
Kingsthorpe Hollow, Northamptonshire, UK
Geological formation
Whitby Mudstone Formation
Type specimen
NHMUK PV R4853, an almost complete skeleton including the skull
Referred material
None