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Pelagosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pelagosaurus (meaning "lizard of the open sea") is an extinct genus of thalattosuchian crocodyliform that lived during the Toarcian stage of the Lower Jurassic, around 183 Ma to 176 Ma (million years ago), in shallow epicontinental seas that covered much of what is now Western Europe. The systematic taxonomy of Pelagosaurus has been fiercely disputed over the years, and was assigned to Thalattosuchia after its systematics within Teleosauridae were disputed. Pelagosaurus measured 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) long.[2]
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Cast of Pelagosaurus typus (skeleton and scutes) at the Field Museum of Natural History | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Suborder: | †Thalattosuchia |
Genus: | †Pelagosaurus Bronn, 1841[1] |
Species: | †P. typus |
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†Pelagosaurus typus Bronn, 1841[1] | |
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