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Stratesaurus taylori

Species

S. taylori

Author

Benson, Evans and Druckenmiller (2012)

Classification

  • Sauropterygia
    • Eosauropterygia
      • Eusauropterygia
        • Pistosauroidea
          • Pistosauria
            • Plesiosauria

  • Stratesaurus

S. taylori

Age

Lower Hettangian

Type location

Street, Somerset, UK

Geological formation

Blue Lias Formation

Type specimen

OUMNH J.10337, skull and partial postcranium

Referred material

AGT 11, a skull; GSM 26035, a skull

S. taylori is the type and only species of Stratesaurus.

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