Catalogue of Fossil Reptiles in the National Museum of Ireland (Vertebrata: Reptilia)
N. Monaghan¹ and J. Sigwart^1,2

1. National Museum of Ireland, Natural History Division, Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
2. University College Dublin, Department of Zoology, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

September 2003

Catalogue of Fossil Reptiles

The list below represents the holdings of fossil reptile specimens in the National Museum of Ireland, Natural History Division, Dublin, Ireland (NMINH). The catalogue is organised alphabetically by genus and species. The fields are as follows:

Specimen number: catalogue number. Links to photos provided where available.
Genus; Species; Author, Date: nomenclature used is as according to the references listed.
Specimen Description: identifies what constitutes each specimen.
Age/Stratigraphy: age and stratigraphy data as listed on original labels.
Locality: locality data as indicated on original specimen label.
References: inidcates where the specimen has been identified in the literature, as listed below. Where more than one reference has been used, the primary source is indicated in bold text.
Notes: includes points of interest for each specimen, including specimen type, holotypes, and surrounding matrix.
Synonyms: nomenclature used is as according to the references listed.
Donor: as listed on specimen labels. Additional information may be available for some specimens, from NMINH archives.

References:
1.) Anon. (1849) Plesiosaurus found near Whitby. Illustrated London News. 26 May 1849: 367.
2.) Anon. (1853) Report of the council. Ann. Rep. Zool. Soc. Ireland.
3.) Anon. (1854) Report of the council. Ann. Rep. Zool. Soc. Ireland.
4.) Anon. (1859) Report of the council. Ann. Rep. Zool. Soc. Ireland.
5.) Anon. (1862) Report of the council. Ann. Rep. Zool. Soc. Ireland.
6.) Anon. (1878) Report of the council. Ann. Rep. Zool. Soc. Ireland.
7.) Bell, R. J. 1903 Lower Lias reptilian remains at Belfast. The Irish Naturalist 12: 56
8.) Benton, M. J. & Taylor, M. A. (1984) Marine reptiles from the Upper Lias (Lower Toarcian, Lower Jurassic) of the Yorkshire coast. Proc. Yorks. Geol. Soc. 44: 399-429.
9.) Browne, M. (1889) The Vertebrate Animals of Leicestershire and Rutland. Midland Educational Co., Birmingham & Leicester. pp. 223.
10.) Carte, A. & Baily, W. H. (1863a) Description of a new species of Plesiosaurus, from the Lias, near Whitby, Yorkshire. J. R. Dubl. Soc. 4: 160-170. Also in: Dublin Q. J. Sci. 3: 291-301.
11.) Carte, A. & Baily, W. H. (1863b) On a new species of Plesiosaurus, from the Lias, near Whitby, Yorkshire. Rep. Brit. Ass. Advmt. Sci. 1862:68-69.
12.) Cruickshank, A. R. I. (1994) Cranial anatmoy of the Lower Jurassic pliosaur Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus (Stutchbury) (Reptilia: Plesiosauria). Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B, 343: 247-260.
13.) Haughton, S. (1865) Manual of Geology. Longman & Co., London. pp. 360.
14.) Lydekker, R. (1889) Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History), Part 2. London.
15.) Lydekker, R. (1884) Catalogue of vertebrate fossils from the Siwaliks of India, in the Science and Art Museum, Dublin. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dubin.Society 3: 69-86, pl. 3.
16.) Lydekker, R. (1891) Catalogue of the Fossil Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians in the Science and Art Museum. Science and Art Museum, Dublin. pp. 61.
17.) Moberley (1849) [Letter concerning a large Plesiosaurus from the Lias of Kettleness Alum Quarry] Rep. Brit. Ass. Advmt. Sci. 1848: 78.
18.) Monaghan, N. T. (1992) Geology in the National Museum of Ireland. Geol. Curator. 5: 275-282.
19.) O'Riordan, C. E. (1983) The Natural History Museum, Dublin. Stationery Office, Dublin.
20.) Osborne, R. 1999. The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology. Pimlico. pp. 256
21.) Persson, P. O. (1963) A revision of the classification of the Plesiosauria with a synopsis of the stratigraphical and geographical distribution of the group. Lunds. Univ. Arsskr. N. F. Avd, 2. 59: 1-60.
22.) Phillips, J. (1853) Report of the council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, etc. Ann. Rep. Yorks. Philos. Soc. 1852: 7-8, 19-20.
23.) Seeley, H. G. (1874) Note on some generic modifications of the plesiosaurian pectoral arch. Q. J. Geol. Soc. 30: 436-449.
24.) Stutchbury, S. (1846) Description of a new species of Plesiosaurus, in the Museum of the Bristol Institution. Q. J. Geol. Soc. 2: 411-417. pl. 18.
25.) Tate, R. & Blake, J. F. (1876) The Yorkshire Lias. Van Voorst, London.
26.) Watson, D. M. S. (1909) A preliminary note on two new genera of Upper Liassic plesiosaurs. Mem. Manchester Lit. Philos. Soc. 54: 1-28.
27.) Wiman, C. (1925) Über Pterodactylus Westmani und andere Flugsaurier, Bull. Geol. Inst. Univ. Upps. 20, 1–38
28.) Young, C. (1964): On a new pterosaurian from Sinkiang, China. Vert.Palasiat. 8: 221-256