Genus: Protanystropheus SENNIKOV, 2011
Etymology: Greek, pro-, "before" + Tanystropheus.

Species: antiquus (HUENE, 1905) SENNIKOV, 2011
= Tanystropheus antiquus HUENE, 1907-1908
Etymology: Latin, antiqua, "ancient, old."
= Macroscelosaurus antiquus ( HUENE, 1907-1908) KUHN, 1934

Lectotype: SMNS 16687 (old? 10110)

Locality: Krappitz, Upper Silesia, Poland.

Horizon: Lower part of the Gogolin Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Myophoria vulgaris, Beneckeia buchi and Dadocrinus assemblage zone

Age: Lower Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic, Middle Triassic.

Material: Cervical vertebra.

Referred material:

Note: Of all the cervical vertebrae described by HUENE, 1907-1908, all but two were destroyed during WWII (FRASER & RIEPPEL, 2006).

Locality: Near Krappitz, Upper Silesia, Poland.

Horizon: Gogolin Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic, Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 16687 (formerly SMNS 16256): Cervical vertebra.

CORROY, 1924

Locality: Luneville, Meurth-et-Moselle Department, France.

Horizon: Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Cervical vertebrae.

 

HUENE, 1905

Locality: Near Gogolin, Upper Silesia, Poland.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Wellenklk, ?Uppermost Olenekian- Lower Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Lower Middle Triassic.

Material:

MGUWr 3872s, 3888s, 2895s, 3902s, and unregistred specimens: Vertebrae, a few cervicals.

= Zanclodon antiquus HUENE, 1905 (probably oringially as Tanystropheus von Meyer, 1847-1855, as per SKAWINSKI, ZIEGLER, CZEPINSKI, SZERMANSKI, TALANDA, SURMIK, & NIEDZWIEDZKI, 2016).

MBUWr 3894s: Femur.

 

WILD & OOSTERINK, 1984

Locality: Winterswijk, MFW, Holland.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

Nr. A. 638: Middle cervical vertebra.

Modified from WILD & OOSTERINK, 1984