K11
Classification
The biological classification of the species represented in the fossil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Haeckel 1847) / Fish
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Lamarck 1801)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (Gegenbaur 1874)
Superclass: Tetrapoda (Goodrich 1930)
Class: Reptilia (Laurenti 1768) / Reptile
Order: Sauropterygia (Owen 1861) / Plesiosaur
Family: Pliosauridae (Seeley 1874)
Genus: Pliosaurus (Owen 1841) / Pliosaurus indet
Species: Pliosaurus brachyspondylus (Owen 1840)
Phylum: Chordata (Haeckel 1847) / Fish
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Lamarck 1801)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (Gegenbaur 1874)
Superclass: Tetrapoda (Goodrich 1930)
Class: Reptilia (Laurenti 1768) / Reptile
Order: Sauropterygia (Owen 1861) / Plesiosaur
Family: Pliosauridae (Seeley 1874)
Genus: Pliosaurus (Owen 1841) / Pliosaurus indet
Species: Pliosaurus brachyspondylus (Owen 1840)
Element
A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.
Cervical vertebra
Collection date
The date an object was collected in the field.
Jan 1981
Collection place
The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.
United Kingdom > England > Dorset
