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PV OR 22656

Classification
Scientific name: Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus Conybeare, 1824
Author: Conybeare, 1824
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Plesiosauria
Genus: Plesiosaurus
Species: dolichodeirus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Reptilia; Sauropterygia; Plesiosauria
Location
Locality: Nearest Named Place: Lyme Regis
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England; Dorset
Decimal latitude: 50.72515
Decimal longitude: -2.936638
Verbatim latitude: 50 43 30.5 N
Verbatim longitude: 002 56 11.90 W
Geodetic datum: WGS84
Georeference protocol: Manual search
Collection event
Recorded by: Mary Anning
Collection date: 1824
Identification
Identified by: William D. Conybeare
Type status: Holotype
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus Conybeare, 1824
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV OR 22656
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Reptiles
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:440281
Catalogue description: Mary Anning's plesiosaurus: a near complete and articulated skeleton including the skull preserved in dorsal view. Digital model available on MorphoSource.
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: Early Jurassic
Latest epoch/highest series: Early Jurassic
Earliest age/lowest stage: Sinemurian
Latest age/highest stage: Sinemurian
Group: Lias Group
Chronostratigraphy: Jurassic, Early Jurassic, Sinemurian
Lithostratigraphy: Lower Lias Group
Record
Occurrence ID: baab348b-3bb6-488c-8357-b7129524541c
Modified: 2026-01-22T16:06:21+00:00
Created: 2008-09-17T13:59:42+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2008-09-17T13:59:42+00:00
Last updated 2026-01-22T16:06:21+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