Talk:Hexatarsostinus

Authorship
Hexatarsostinus is a typographical error for Plesiosaurus hexatarsostinus Hawkins, 1840 (a junior synonym of Thalassiodracon hawkinsii; Storrs and Taylor 1996). Likewise, Pentatarsostinus is a typographical error for Plesiosaurus pentatarsostinus Hawkins, 1840 (also a junior synonym of Thalassiodracon hawkinsii; Storrs and Taylor 1996).

Hawkins, T. H., 1834, Memoirs on Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri; Extinct monsters of the ancient Earth: Relfe and Fletcher, London, 58pp.

Hawkins, T. H., 1840, The book of the great sea-dragons, Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri; p. 1-27.

Storrrs, G. W., and Taylor, M. A., 1996, Cranial anatomy of a new Plesiosaur genus from the Lowermost Lias (Rhaetian/Hettangian) of Street, Somerset, England: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 16, n. 3, p. 403-420. 68.4.61.168 (talk) 17:14, 20 March 2012 (UTC)Vahe Demirjian