Fossil specimen : OUM J.55480a-c – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Plesiosauria |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Pleiosaurus nitidus Phillips, 1871 |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Pleiosaurus nitidus Phillips, 1871 – See Phillips (1871): Syntype |
| Registration No. | J.55480a-c |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Old OUM Collection |
| Held By |
 Oxford University Museum of Natural History
|
| Comments | Dorsal vertebra, centrum (J.55480a) & neural arch (J.55480b, c) |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Shotover, Oxford, Oxfordshire |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Kimmeridge Clay Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Kimmeridgian Age (Jurassic Period) (152.1 – 157.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | PHILLIPS, J. 1871. Geology of Oxford and the Valley of the Thames. Clarendon Press, Oxford, xxiv + 523 pp., diagrs I-CCVII. pp. 360 - 361; diag. CLVII |
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