K181

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
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha (Hay 1930)
Suborder: Thalattosuchia (Fraas 1901)
Superfamily: Metriorhynchoidea (Fitzinger 1843)
Family: Metriorhynchidae (Fitzinger 1843)
Genus: Dakosaurus (Quenstedt 1856)

Element

A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.

8 caudal centra, 7 dorsal ribs, 4 teeth, frag dentary & skull, 2 verts.

Collection date

The date an object was collected in the field.

17.3.1985

Collection place

The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.

United Kingdom > England > Wiltshire

Dimensions

Measurements of the size of the object.

width: 300mm
height: 130mm