Dolichosaurus (meaning "long lizard") is an extinctgenus of marine squamate of the Upper Cretaceous Cenomanian chalk deposits of England. It was described and named by Owen in 1850[1]. It is a member of the family Dolichosauridae.[2] It was a small reptile measuring 0.5–1m (1.6–3.3ft) long.[3] It had an elongate neck resulting from an increased number of cervical vertebrae.[2]
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↑Owen, Richard (1850). "Description of the fossil reptiles of the Chalk formations". In Dixon, Frederick (ed.). The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex. pp.378–400.
↑Bardet, Nathalie (2008). "The Cenomanian-Turonian (late Cretaceous) radiation of marine squamates (Reptilia): the role of the Mediterranean Tethys". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 179 (6): 605–623. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.179.6.605.
