Dakosaurus maximus, (PLIENINGER, 1846) VON QUENSTEDT, 1856

Young, Mark T., Brusatte, Stephen L., Ruta, Marcello & Andrade, Marco Brandalise De, 2010, The evolution of Metriorhynchoidea (mesoeucrocodylia, thalattosuchia): an integrated approach using geometric morphometrics, analysis of disparity, and biomechanics, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Zool. J. Linn. Soc.) 158 (4), pp. 801-859 : 859

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00571.x
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:05E4FB9D-4087-4BB7-88F4-D650CDD6046C
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3187AE-9508-FFB0-FCFB-FE7AFB77FC9E
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scientific name	Dakosaurus maximus
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DAKOSAURUS MAXIMUS (PLIENINGER, 1846) VON QUENSTEDT, 1856

1843 Megalosaurus sp. ; von Quenstedt

1846 Geosaurus maximus sp. nov.; Plieninger

1856 Dakosaurus maximus gen. nov.; von Quenstedt

1871 Liodon primaevum sp. nov.; Sauvage

1873 Dacosaurus primaevus [sic] just. emend.; Sauvage

Holotype: isolated tooth, of unknown location.

Type locality: Schnaitheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Mergelstätten Formation).

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No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Crocodylia
Family	Metriorhynchidae
Genus	Dakosaurus

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Dinosauria
Family	Megalosauridae
Genus	Megalosaurus

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