Genus: Cetiosaurus OWEN, 1841
Etymology: Greek, keteios, “whale-like”, and Greek, sauros, "lizard": “Whale-like lizard”.
= Ceteosaurus PHILLIPS, 1871 (sic)

Species: medius OWEN, 1842
Etymology: Latin, medius, "middle."
= Cetiosaurus hypoolithicus OWEN, 1842 (nomen nudum)
= Cetiosaurus epioolithicus OWEN, 1842 (nomen nudum)

Holotype: OUMNH J13693-13703, J13704-13712, J13748, J13721, J12877

Locality: “Clarendon”, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckingshamshire Counties, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Oolitic.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bajocian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

Breakdown as follows;

OUMNH J13693-13703: 11 caudal centra.

OUMNH J13704-13712: Sacral ribs and a metatarsal.

OUMNH J13748: Metacarpal.

OUMNH J13721: Ungual.

OUMNH J12877: Part of a dorsal centrum.

Plus other remains.

Referred material:

DELAIR & SARJENT, 1975

Locality: Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

Sedgwick Museum: Caudal centrum.

 

OWEN, 1854 page 18

Locality: Chipping North, Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Lower Oolite Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

Royal College of Surgeons: Caudal vertebra.

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Species: oxoniensis PHILLIPS, 1871
Etymology: In reference to Oxfordshire County, England, where the specimen was found.

Holotype: UMO

Locality: Enslow, Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Great Oolite.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material: Fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

BMNH R1092: Cast of the sternal bones.

BMNH R1093: Cast of right humerus.

BMNH R1094: Cast of imperfect ulna.

BMNH R1095: Cast of right femur.

BMNH R1096: Cast of tibia.

Lectotype: OUMNH J13605-13613, J13615-13616, J13619-13688, J13899

Locality: Bletchingdon Station, Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Forest Marble Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material: A partal skeleton of a large individual.

Paralectotypes:

OUMNH J13614: Portion of sternal (?) plate, a left humerus, and a femur of a medium sized indiviual.

OUMNH J13617-8, J13780-8, J13780-1: Scapula, femur, tibia and fibula of a small individual.

 

= Species: Nova MARTIN, 1987, MARTILL & CLARKE, 1994

Leicestershire Museum and Art Gallery, G 468.1968

Locality: Great Casterton Quarry, Williamson Cliffe brick-pit (TF 013080), Rutland, Rutland County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Upper Estuarine Series.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bajocian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material: Fragmentary skeleton.

 


LYDEKKER, 1888

Locality: Bibury, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Great Oolite.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

BMNH R979: Imperfect centra of a dorsal vertebrae of a small individual.

 

Locality: Blisworth, Northamptonshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Great Oolite.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

BMNH 16091: Imperfect centrum of the most anterior caudal vertebra.

BMNH 16090: The imperfect centrum and part of the arch of a somewhat later caudal vertebra.

 

Locality: Buckinghamshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Great Oolite.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

BMNH 12425: Cast of the centrum of an anterior caudal vertebra.

 

REYNOLDS, 1939

Locality: New Park Quarry, Longborough, near Stow-on-the-Wold, (SP 176282), Gloucestershire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Chipping Norton Member, Chipping Norton Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Zigzagiceras zigzag zone.

Age: Lower Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

SDM 44.30-40: Caudal vertebra, coracoid, ischia, cervical rib and a dorsal rib.

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Species: ? mogrebiensis de LAPPARENT, 1955
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Tamguert, N'Tairt, 2 km north of El Mers, Morocco.

Horizon: Guettioua Sandstones.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material: Fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

Locality: Taghrout, 3 km W of El Mers, Morocco.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Scapula, humerus, femur, ischium, ilium and 8 dorsal vertebrae.

 


Locality: 3 km SE of El Mers, Morocco.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary femur, 35 vertebrae, and fragmentary ribs.

 

 

Locality: El Mers Region, Morocco.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary dorsal vertebrae, fragmentary scapula, fragmentary coracoids, distal humerus, metacarpals, fragment of ilium, 2 proximal tibiae, 2 distal metatarsals.