Fossil specimen : OUM J.25925 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Plesiosauria |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Plesiosaurus phillipsi Sauvage, 1879 |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Plesiosaurus phillipsi Sauvage, 1879 – See Brown (1981): Syntype Plesiosaurus carinatus Phillips, 1871 – See Phillips (1871): Syntype |
| Registration No. | J.25925 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | ? Buckland, W. 1829 |
| Held By |
 Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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| Comments | Vertebra. ? Portlandian |
| Country | England |
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| Locality | Quainton, Buckinghamshire |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | ? Portland Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Portlandian Age (Jurassic Period) (145.5 – 148 Ma B.P.) |
| References | BROWN, D.S. 1981. The English Upper Jurassic Plesiosauroidea (Reptilia), and a review of the phylogeny and classification of the Plesiosauria. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Geology), 35 (4), 253-347. p. 323 PHILLIPS, J. 1871. Geology of Oxford and the Valley of the Thames. Clarendon Press, Oxford, xxiv + 523 pp., diagrs I-CCVII. pp. 374 - 375 |
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