K26
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
Superfamily: Plesiosauroidea (Welles 1943)
Family: Plesiosauridae (Gray 1825)
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
Superfamily: Plesiosauroidea (Welles 1943)
Family: Plesiosauridae (Gray 1825)
Element
A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.
Paddle bone
Collection date
The date an object was collected in the field.
1982
Collection place
The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.
United Kingdom > England > Dorset
