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    Taxonomy

    Liopleurodon ferox

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Reptilia
    Order: Plesiosauria
    Family: Pliosauridae
    Genus: Liopleurodon
    Species: Liopleurodon ferox
    Author Citation Henri Émile Sauvage, 1873

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Jurassic
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Late

    Stratigraphy

    Oxford Clay Formation

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 2 inches

    Location

    Orton Brick Pit
    Oxford Clay, Peterborough
    United Kingdom

    Comments

    Liopleurodon ferox tooth

    Oxford Clay, Orton Brick Pit, Peterborough, UK

     

     

    Identified by Dr Adam S. Smith (Author of The Plesiosaur Directory) as belonging to Liopleurodon ferox due to the distribution, length, spacing of the ridges which is typical for the species 

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    JorisVV

    JorisVV

    Posted

    Oh I remember that tooth. Shame I did not get it first. But it is in good hands!

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