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Taxon: Genus †Pliosaurus Owen, 1841 (reptile)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation (R. Owen, 1840-1845[1841]) R. Owen, 1842, orth. null. praeval.
Original name Owen, R. 1840-1845[1841]. Odontogr. 1 (2): 282, 283.
Subsequent rank (orig. spell.) Owen, R. 1842. Rept. 11 Brit. Assoc. (Plymouth 1841): 60.

Attributes

Incorrect subsequent spelling (orth. inval.: "orth. null.") [ICZN] Ref: Wikimedia: Pliosaurus, 31 May 2023 ("misspelled").
Incorrect subsequent spelling in prevailing usage (-: orth. null. praeval.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 33.3.1] Ref: Wikimedia: Pliosaurus, 31 May 2023 ("Article 33.3.1").

Types

Type ofPliosauridae (Family) Seeley, 1874 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 619. [inferred]

Variants

BasionymPleiosaurus (Subgenus) Owen, 1841 Ref: Wikimedia: Pliosaurus, 31 May 2023.
Original spellingPleiosaurus (Subgenus) Owen, 1841 Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].
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