Sthenarosaurus
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Sthenarosaurus (meaning "strong lizard") is an extinct genus of rhomaleosaurid pliosauroid discovered in the Toarcian-aged 'Main Alum Shale' (Commune subzone of Bifrons zone)[2] in Whitby, England.[3] The type species, Sthenarosaurus dawkinsi, was named and described in 1909 by D. M. S. Watson.[4] The type specimen is MMUM LL 8023, a set of postcrania discovered in Whitby. Other indeterminate specimens are known,[3] including a pectoral girdle (pictured in taxobox) described in 1911.[1] Plesiosaurian fossils were acquired for the Manchester Museum by William Boyd Dawkins who is honoured by the specific name.
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Sthenarosaurus | |
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Pectoral girdle of Sthenarosaurus .sp.[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Plesiosauria |
Family: | †Rhomaleosauridae |
Genus: | †Sthenarosaurus Watson, 1909 |
Species: | †S. dawkinsi |
Binomial name | |
†Sthenarosaurus dawkinsi Watson, 1909 | |
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