Genus: Kimmerosaurus BROWN, 1981
Etymology: In reference to the stratigraphical horizon of the type specimen in the Kimmeridgian stage, Kimmeridge Clay and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Kimmeridge lizard.

Species: langhami BROWN, 1981
Etymology:

Holotype: NHMUK PV (old BMNH ) R8431

Locality: Endcombe Bay (also known as Egmont Bay), on the coast about 5 km south of Corfe Castel, Swyre Head-Champan’s Port, (SY 937773-SY 955771), Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Upper Kimmeridge.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Frontals, parietals, squamosals, pterygoids, the right postfrontal, postorbital, fused exoccipitalopisthotic, left quadrate, basioccipital, right angular and fused surangular-articular, and dentary with 11 isolated teeth.



Referred material:

BROWN, MILNER & TAYLOR, 1986

Locality: Weymouth, no detailed data available but the specimen almost certainly came from a cliff exposure between Sandsfoot Castle and the old Portland Ferry Bridge, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Kimmeridge Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

NHMUK PV (old BMNH ) R 1798: Partial skull and mandible.

 


Locality: 250-270 m west of Freshwater Steps, to the west of Egmont Bight, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Kimmeridge Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

NHMUK PV (old BMNH ) R 10042: Partial skull and mandible, atlas-axis and 5 cervical vertebrae.

 

ETCHES, 1999

Locality: “Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.”.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Note: For a more precise locality data see ETCHES, 1999 in ETCHES & CLARKE, 1999

Material:

EC K873: Fragmentary left dentary with 37 alveoli.
Note: Identified by Steve Etches.

 

ROBERTS, ETCHES, HORTON, MARSHALL, HARDING, RANKIN & GOSTLING, 2025

Locality: Off an offshore shale reef onto the shore, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Kimmeridge Clay.

Biostratigraphy: Pectinatites pectinatus zone.

Age: Upper Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

EC K2134: Fragmentary skull, braincase, dentary and two vertebrae.

EC K2134 Kammerosaurus langhami disarticulated skull and cerivals after ROBERTS, ETCHES, HORTON, MARSHALL, HARDING, RANKIN & GOSTLING, 2025.

EC K2134 Kammerosaurus langhami close up of the disarticulated skull and cerivals after ROBERTS, ETCHES, HORTON, MARSHALL, HARDING, RANKIN & GOSTLING, 2025: A) ventral and B) dorsal views.

EC K2134 Kammerosaurus langhami skull after ROBERTS, ETCHES, HORTON, MARSHALL, HARDING, RANKIN & GOSTLING, 2025: A) mouth closed and B) mouth open.