Genus: Kuehneosaurus ROBINSON, 1962
Etymology: In honor of paleontologist Walther Kühne, and Greek, sauros, "lizard"; Kühne lizard.

Species: latus ROBINSON, 1962
Etymology: Latin, latus, “broad, wide”; in reference to the 'wide' ribs.

Holotype: BMNH R8172

Locality: Emborough Quarry, Old Down, about 6 miles north-north-east of Wells, in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, (ST 623505), Somerset County, England.

Horizon: Fissure fill, Keuper Formation?

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Carnian/Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

Skull of Kuehneosaurus A, B) after Ostrom, (1970); A) dorsal, B) lateral view, C-E) modified from Robiinson (1967);

C) posterior; D) ventral and E) dorsal view of jaw.

Kuehneosaurus; A, B) dorsal vertebra in posterior view, after Robinson (1962); A) dorsal verteba, slightly more

anterior in ositino than in figure B); B) eight presacral vertebra and rib, based on NMNH 8172 and R 6017;

C) hypothetical reconstruction.

Kuehneosaurus after Evans, (2009); A-C) BMNH R.12880, left premaxilla; A) lateral; B) medial and C) dorsal views;

D-E) BMNH R.12900, left anterior maxilla; D) lateral and E) medial views; F-G) MBNH R.12903, orbital process of a

right maxilla, F) lateral and G) medial views.

Kuehneosaurus after Evans, (2009); A-C) BMNH R/12983, cervicodorsal vertebra; A) left lateral,

B) dorsal and C) anterior views; D) BMNH R.12991, anterior dorsal vertebra in posterior view.

Referred material:

BMNH R6017, R5975: Skeletons.


BENTON & SPENCER, 1995

Locality: Karstic fissures in Dinatian limestone, Slickstones (Cromhall) Quarry, Avon, (ST 704916), South Gloucestershire County, England.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Carnian/Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

AUGD: Various specimens.