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PV R 4058

Classification
Scientific name: Peloneustes philarchus (Seeley, 1869)
Author: (Seeley, 1869)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Plesiosauria
Family: Pliosauridae
Genus: Peloneustes
Species: philarchus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Reptilia; Sauropterygia; Plesiosauria; Pliosauroidea; Pliosauridae
Location
Locality: Township: Cambridge
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England; Cambridgeshire
Decimal latitude: 52.205326
Decimal longitude: 0.121816
Verbatim latitude: 52 12 19.17 N
Verbatim longitude: 000 07 18.54 E
Geodetic datum: WGS84
Georeference protocol: Manual search
Identification
Identified by: Dr Hilary F. Ketchum
Type status: FIGURED
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Peloneustes philarchus (Seeley, 1869)
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV R 4058
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Reptiles
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:440565
Donor name: Mr Alfred N. Leeds
Catalogue description: Three dimensionally preserved skull in a nodule. Left side of skull badly broken; left side beautifully preserved. Many teeth in situ.
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Mesozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Mesozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Jurassic
Latest period/highest system: Jurassic
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Middle Jurassic
Latest epoch/highest series: Late Jurassic
Earliest age/lowest stage: Callovian
Latest age/highest stage: Oxfordian
Group: Ancholme Group
Formation: Oxford Clay Formation
Chronostratigraphy: Jurassic, Middle Jurassic, Callovian - Late Jurassic, Oxfordian
Lithostratigraphy: Ancholme Group, Oxford Clay Formation
Zoology
Barcode: 010036188
Record
Occurrence ID: fb41052a-9a26-448f-81b0-7dfeee05cce2
Modified: 2026-09-28T12:25:43+00:00
Created: 2008-09-19T10:48:28+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2008-09-19T10:48:28+00:00
Last updated 2026-09-28T12:25:43+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb