MZ:VIII:Vr-72 Machimosaurinae indet. sp.
Biological Specimen ID: 000600529
Object Type Biological Specimen
Number of media representing object 7

GENERAL DETAILS

Specimen ID
000600529
Vouchered
No
Description
This specimen, MZ VIII Vr-72 was orginally described in 1972 by Maryańska, as pliosaurid Peloneustes. After reading notion of Ketchum and Benson (2011), that this partially uncovered rostrum may belong to teleosauroid, we decided to prepare the block of limestone. After additional preparation, the rostrum can be identified as belonging to the telosauroid indeed, and more precisely to Machimosaurinae, with likely close affiliation with genera Neosteneosaurus and Proexochokefalos. Most notably, the anteriormost part of the rostrum exhibits prominent lateral bend, which is interpreted by us as in-vivo condition, and not a result of diagenetic disfiguration of fossil.
Sex
Unknowable
Is type specimen
No
External repository source
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Date uploaded
January 29, 2024
Object collector
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Specimen Measurements
37 cm in length of the whole preserved section of the rostrum

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN TAXONOMY

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Machimosaurinae indet.
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Suborder
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Superfamily
Teleosauroidea
Family
Machimosauridae
Subfamily
Machimosaurinae
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Genus
Machimosaurinae indet.
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IDENTIFIERS AND EXTERNAL LINKS

Institution code
MZ
Collection code
VIII
Catalog number
Vr-72
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SPECIMEN DATING

Date Collected
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Time Period
Oxfordian
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SPECIMEN ORIGINAL LOCATION

Locality
Załęcze Wielkie
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Country
Poland
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EXCAVATION/COLLECTION DETAILS

Excavation/Collection Name
Załęcze Wielkie
Excavation/Collection Details
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Stratigraphic Formation
'Grey' (bedded) limestones?
Stratigraphic Context
Middle Oxfordian