Cetiosauriscus
Cetiosauriscus is a sauropod dinosaur that lived between 166 and 164 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic in what is now England. The fossil was originally confused with Cetiosaurus, a similar sauropod. [1]
| Cetiosauriscus | |
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| Composite photo of the mounted holotype skeleton soon before display in 1905 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Bagualosauria |
| Clade: | Sauropoda |
| Clade: | Gravisauria |
| Clade: | Eusauropoda |
| Genus: | Cetiosauriscus von Huene, 1927 |
| Species: | C. stewarti
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| Binomial name | |
| Cetiosauriscus stewarti | |
Cetiosauriscus was discovered in May 1898 by clay workers south of Peterborough and east of the Great Northern Railway. Pits in this region expose the fossil-rich sedimentary rocks of the marine Oxford Clay, one of the classic geological formations of British palaeontology.[2]
Cetiosauriscus Media
Fossil limbs and vertebrae of Cetiosaurus oxoniensis
Known elements of Cetiosauriscus
Caudal vertebra of "Cetiosauriscus" longus (now Eusauropoda indet.) seen from in front, above, the side, and cross section
Forelimb of Cetiosauriscus in front and top views
A diagram showing the possible size of Cetiosauriscus compared to humans
Fourth caudal vertebra in front and side views
Femur of Cetiosauriscus in rear, top, and bottom views and cross sections
Life restoration of Cetiosauriscus as a eusauropod
References
- ↑ Charig A.J. 1980. A diplodocid sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous of England. In Jacobs L.L. Aspects of Vertebrate History: Essays in Honor of Edwin Harris Colbert. Museum of Northern Arizona Press, pp. 231–244. ISBN 978-0-897-34053-3
- ↑ Smith, J.B. (1997). "Oxford Clay". In Currie, P.J.; Padian, K. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. pp. 509–510. ISBN 978-0-12-226810-6.