Difference between revisions of "Rhomaleosaurus"
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| − | | | + | | rowspan=7 | Rhomaleosaurus (meaning "strong lizard") is an extinct genus of Early Jurassic (Toarcian age, about 183 to 175.6 million years ago) rhomaleosaurid pliosauroid known from Northamptonshire and from Yorkshire of the United Kingdom. Its length was about 7 m (23 ft) long. Like other pliosaurs, Rhomaleosaurus fed on ichthyosaurs, ammonites and other plesiosaurs. |
For more information, visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhomaleosaurus Wikipedia entry]. | For more information, visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhomaleosaurus Wikipedia entry]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 21 July 2018
| phylum | Chordata | Rhomaleosaurus (meaning "strong lizard") is an extinct genus of Early Jurassic (Toarcian age, about 183 to 175.6 million years ago) rhomaleosaurid pliosauroid known from Northamptonshire and from Yorkshire of the United Kingdom. Its length was about 7 m (23 ft) long. Like other pliosaurs, Rhomaleosaurus fed on ichthyosaurs, ammonites and other plesiosaurs.
For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Sauropterygia |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| superorder | Sauropterygia | |
| order | Plesiosauria | |
| family | Rhomaleosauridae | |
| genus | Rhomaleosaurus | |
| Time | Early Jurassic |
