Genus: Pliosaurus non OWEN, 1841

Species: chilensis GERVAIS, 1848 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Quiriquina Island, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Posterior cervical vertebrae.

Referred material:

Number: Not given: Pectoral centrum.

Number: Not given: Anterior caudal centrum.

 

DEECKE, 1896

Locality: Quiriquina Island, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 5 cervical centra, and a pubis.

 

PHILIPPI, 1887

Locality: Quiriquina Island, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Femur.

 

= Cimoliasaurus chilensis LYDEKKER, 1889
Etymology:

Number: Not given.

Locality: San Vincente, Concepcion, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Caudal centrum.

 

= Plesiosaurus andium GRAY, 1848 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Locality: Quiriquina Island, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Coracoid.

 

GAY, 1896

Locality: Quiriquina Island, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Middle Coracoid of a juvenile.

 

BLAKE, 1862

Locality: San Vicente, near Talcahuano, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal centrum.

 

= Cimoliasaurus andium OLIVER, 1921
Etymology:


Locality: Quiriquina Island, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Centrum.

Referred material:

BROILI, 1930

Locality: San Vincente, Quiriquina Island, Chile.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Vertebrae, and part of an anterior paddle.

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Species: trochanterius OWEN, 1869 non OWEN, 1840 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Kimmeridge Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Posterior end of skull and lower jaw.


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Species: evansi SEELEY, 1869
Etymology:
= Peloneustes evansi (SEELEY, 1869) LYDEKKER, 1890

Holotype: CAMSM J.46910a (Sedgwick Museum, Cast BMNH 47837)

Locality: Eysbury, near St. Neots, Huntingdonshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Oxford Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Callovian Stage, Upper Dogger Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Fused atlas-axis complex.

Referred material:

NHMUK (old BMNH) R1713, NHMUK (old BMNH) R1713a: Plaster cast of the centra of the 4th and 15th cervical vertebrae of type.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R2443: Mandible and hind paddles except for femur of a large individual.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R3891: Skull, mandible, atlas, and axis, and 16 cervical, 30 pectorals, dorsal, and ?sacral, 16 caudal vertebrae numerous separate neural arches, cervical, dorsal, sacral, and caudal ribs, fore paddles, ilia, hind paddles.
Note: Paleopathology, humerus shows avascular necrosis (ROTHSCHILDS & STORRS, 2003)

NHMUK (old BMNH) R2445: Basioccipital, 1 exoccipital, atlas, axis, and the centra of 13 cervicals, all wanting the neural arches and ribs, numerous separate cervical ribs, portions of the coracoids of a juvenile.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R2437: Atlas, axis, 17 cervical vertebrae, some with neural arches and ribs still in situ, 2 petorals, 24 dorsals, and 1 caudal mostly wanting the neural arches, ribs, scapulae, coracoids, humeri, radii, ulnae, ilium, pubes, ischia, femur, tibiae, femur, tibiae, fibulae, and numerous paddle bones.
Note: Paleopathology, humerus shows avascular necrosis (ROTHSCHILDS & STORRS, 2003)

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Species: gamma PHILLIPS, 1871 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Weymouth, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Oxford Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Callovian Stage, Upper Dogger Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Vertebrae.
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Species: aequalis PHILLIPS, 1871 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Swindon, Wiltshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Kimmeridge Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Pelvic bones.
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Species: planus HULKE, 1883 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype:

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

Horizon: Kimmeridge Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Scapulae.
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Species: phosphaticus STEFANO, 1903 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

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