K4
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.
Dentary bone
Collection date
The date an object was collected in the field.
Jan 1982
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: 500mm
height: 80mm
height: 80mm
