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Plesiosaur
Record Number
WDS572
Fossil Description
Seven articulated plesiosaur cervical vertebrae, with neurals, preserved in a septarian nodule
Taxonomy
Class
Reptilia
Order
Plesiosauria
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
The Spittles
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Date Of Find
30/06/2024
Date Recorded
28/02/2025
Common Name
Plesiosaur
Category
2