Palaeopleurosaurus

Palaeopleurosaurs
Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 183 Ma
Fossil specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Family: Pleurosauridae
Genus: Palaeopleurosaurus
Species: P. posidoniae
Binomial name
Palaeopleurosaurus posidoniae
Carroll, 1985

Palaeopleurosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptiles belonging to the group Sphenodontia.[1]

Fossil
Model

Palaeoleurosaurus fossils were discovered in Bavaria, Germany from Toarcian (Early Jurassic) deposits,[2] dated to about 183 million years ago.[3] It is one of the few known aquatic sphenodontians.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dupret, V. (2004). The pleurosaurs: anatomy and phylogeny. Revue de Paléobiologie, 9: 61-80.
  2. R. L. Carroll, R. L. (1985). A pleurosaur from the Lower Jurassic and the taxonomic position of the Sphenodontida. Palaeontographica Abteilung A, 1985. Volume 189. Pages 1-28.
  3. Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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