Genus: Attenborosaurus BAKKER, 1993
Etymology: In honor of naturalist and filmmaker David Attenborough, whose childhood fascination with Liassic plesiosaurs sparked a brillant career in scientific journalism and Latin, saurus, "lizard": Attenborough lizard.

Species: conybearei (SOLLAS, 1881) BAKKER, 1993
Etymology:
= Plesiosaurus conybeari SOLLAS, 1881

Holotype: BRSMG CB 2479

Locality: North-west corner of Blackven Water, 1/2 mile west of the Char, Lyme Regis coast, Pinhay Bay- Charmouth, (SY 3291-SY 3794), Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

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Biostratigraphy: Caenisites obtusum zone.

Age: Hettangian-Pliensbachian Stage, Lower Lias Epoch, Early Early Jurassic.

Material: Skull and skeleton missing most of the paddles. (Now Destroyed)

Plaster Casts of the original skeleton are in the British Museum (Natural History) BMNH R 1338 and BMNH R1339, and in the Oxford University Museum J. 10334/P and J1335/P.

Referred material:

BMNH R.40140: Fragmentary skull and skeleton.

 

= Plesiosaurus laticeps OWEN, 1882
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Holotype: BMNH 40140

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Material: Imperfect skeleton.