Palaeopleurosaurus
Palaeopleurosaurs Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 183 Ma | |
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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]
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 2 Dupret, V. (2004). The pleurosaurs: anatomy and phylogeny. Revue de Paléobiologie, 9: 61-80.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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