Hauffiosaurus fossil map
Where fossils of Hauffiosaurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 175 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 175 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Plesiosaurs & kin |
|---|---|
| Lived | 184.2–174.7 million years ago (Toarcian) |
| Periods | Jurassic |
| Family | Pliosauridae |
| Named by | O'Keefe 2001 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United Kingdom, Germany |
| Rock formations | Whitby Mudstone, Alum Shale, Posidonia Shale |
About Hauffiosaurus
Hauffiosaurus is an extinct genus of Early Jurassic (early Toarcian stage) pliosaurid plesiosaur known from Holzmaden of Germany and from Yorkshire of the United Kingdom. It was first named by Frank Robin O’Keefe in 2001 and the type species is Hauffiosaurus zanoni. In 2011, two additional species were assigned to this genus: H. longirostris and H. tomistomimus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hauffiosaurus (revision 1324466207), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q3783670.
