K2
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
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
Element
A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.
2 cervical centra. 2 dorsal vertebrae (6.7.1986) & Humerus (13.2.1983, Jan 1986 & 7.1.1989)
Collection date
The date an object was collected in the field.
6.7.1986
Collection place
The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.
United Kingdom > England > Dorset
Dimensions
Measurements of the size of the object.
width: 990mm
depth: 330mm
height: 350mm
depth: 330mm
height: 350mm
