List of plesiosaur type specimens
This list of plesiosaur type specimens is a list of fossils serving as the official standard-bearers for inclusion in the
taxa
and additional specimens can only be "referred" to these taxa if an expert deems them sufficiently similar to the type.
The list
Species | Genus | Nickname | Catalogue number | Institution | Age | Unit | Country | Notes | Images |
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KUVP 1300 |
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ANSP 10081 "(not ANSP 18001 as reported by Welles)" -Kenneth Carpenter |
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N/A |
SMUSMP 69120 |
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N/A |
N/A |
GPIT von Huene 1923, pls 1–2 |
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N/A |
BMNH 22656 |
United Kingdom |
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N/A |
N/A |
MB. 1893/94.1961 [Holotype] O |
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N/A |
N/A |
OXFUM J.28587 |
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N/A |
SMNS 12039 |
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