Genus: Plateosaurus MEYER, 1837
Etymology: Greek, plata, "broad" and Greek, sauros, "lizard."
= Plataeosaurus MEYER, 1845 (sic)
= Plateosaurns YADAGIRI, 1988 (sic)
= Platysaurus AGASSIZ, 1846/SMITH, 1844 (sic)
Species: engelhardti MEYER, 1837
Etymology: In honor Dr. Engelharti. It turns out the species name is a misspelling
of Dr. Engelharti because there is no 'd' in his name.
Lectotype: UEN 552
Locality: Heroldsberg, Nurnberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.
Horizon: Trossingen Formation (Formerly Feuerletten, and equivalent of Knollenmergel).
Biostratigraphy: Plateosaurus-Konglomerat (“Zanclodon-Breccie”) of the Feuerleten (“Zanclodon-Letten”, equivalent to Knollenmergel, Upper Middle Keuper).
Age: Late Norian Stage, Mid Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Fragmentary sacrum.
Syntypes: UEN
2 dorsal vertebrae, sacrum, pubis, femur and tibia.
Break down as follows.
UEN 550: First caudal vertebra.
UEN 555: Left tibia.
UEN 556: Distal end of a left femur, left tibia.
UEN 561: Dorsal vertebra, fragmentary sacrum.
GALTON, 2001
UEN 554: Distal half of the left femur (in 2 pieces.
Note: A large distal part as UEN 554, short piece of shaft as UEN 555.
UEN 559: An eroded anterior or middle caudal vertebra or a femoral head (MOSER, 2003)
UEN 562: A partial centrum of a middle dorsal vertebra.
UEN 563a-c: 3 rib pecies.
MOSER, 2003
UEN 551: Anterior chevron.
UEN 557a-b: Posterior dorsal vertebra.
UEN 558: Neural arch of a middle caudal vertebra.
UEN: Anterior or middle caudal.
Note: Lost.
UEN: Fragments of the pubis.
Note: Lost.
Referred material:
GALTON, 1985/HUENE, 1928
Locality: Trossingen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
GPIT-PV-30784 (formerly Geoogisch-Palaontologisches Institut, Univrsitat Tubingen, Federal Republic of Germany, UT. 1): Skull and skeleton.
GPIT-PV-30784 (formerly UT.I): Skull and dentary.
SMNH 12949: Skull and dentary, fragmentary skeleton with gastralia.
HMN XIV: Skull and dentary.
FECHNER, &GÖßLING, 2014
SMNS 12950: Analmost complete and articulted gastralial apparatus.
SMNS 52968: An almost complete and articulated gastralial apparatus.
HUENE, 1907-08
Locality: Rothenbach, Eisenbahn Nurnberg-Amberg, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Femur.
Locality: Lauf, Nurnberg and Bayeruth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
GPIT unnumbered, of NHGN 5766, 5767: Distal end of a tibia, ilium and 2 fragments.
Locality: Pegnitztal, Germany.
Horizon: Upper Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Sacral centra, distal end of fibula.
Locality: Walde, Treubendorf and Langenberg near Welzheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Vertebrae.
HOFMANN & SANDER, 2014
Locality: Gruhalde Quarry, , Frickberg near the town of Frick, Canton Aargau, Switzerland.
Horizon: Klettgau Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
MSF 11.3.317: Axis of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.258: 3rd cervical of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.371: 4th cervical of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.074: 6th cervical of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.366: 10th cervical of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.360: 3rd dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.376: 3 dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.049: 4th dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.067: 5th dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.167: 5th dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.095: 6th dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.107: 6th dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.339: 7th dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.241: 10th/11th dorsal of a juvenile.
MSF 11.3.303: 10th/11th dorsal of a juvenile.
NAU, LALLENSACK, BACHMANN & SANDER, 2020
MSF 15.8: Several individuals.
MSF 15.8A: Large individual.
MSF 15.8B: Disarticulated juvenile specimen.
LALLENSACK, TESCHNER, PABST & SANDER, 2021
MSF 07.M: Braincaes and lower jaw.
MSF 08.H: Isolated elements.
MSF 08.M: Partial skull with braincase.
MSF 09.2: PArtial skull.
MSF 1: Premaxilla and dentary.
MSF 2: Braincase.
MSF 5: Disarticulated skull.
MSF 6: Anterior part of skull and dentary.
MSF 11.4: Complete skull.
MSF 12.3: Complete skull.
MSF 15.4: Complete skull.
MSF 15.8: Isolated elements.
MSF 15.8B: Juvenile skull.
MSF 16.1: Complete skull.
MSF 17.4: Complete skull.
MSF 23: Complete skull.
MSF 33: Isoalted dentary.
NAAG_00011238: Complete skull.
NAAG_00011239: Partial skull, isolated elements.
SAM 09.1 (SAM 0255): Skull with braincase.
= Species: Nova? WELLNHOFER, 1993, MOSER, 2003
Locality: Ellingen, near the town of Weissenburg, 45 km South of Numberg, Franconia, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Feureletten, Upper Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
BSP 1962 XLVI 1, PQ XXXVI: Basicranium.
BSP 1962 XLVI 2, PQ XXXVI, BSP 1962 XLVI 3, PQ 7K, BSP 1962 XLVI 6, PQ 32, BSP 1962 XLVI 5, PQ XF: Fragmentary dentaries.
BSP 1962 XLVI 4, PQ X F: Mandible fragment.
BSP 1962 I 163, PQ XXXVI R, BSP XLVI 7, PQ X H: Cervical 3.
BSP 1962 I 163, PQ 40 A: Cervical 4.
BSP 1962 XLVI 7, PQ IV F: Cervical 5.
BSP 1962 I 163, PQ XXXIX R, BSP 1962 XLVI 9, PQ 18 XVIII F: Cervical 6.
BSP 1962 I 163, PQ A: Cervical 7.
BSP 1962 I 163, PQ XXXIX A: Cervical 8.
BSP 1962 XLVI 10, PQ 12 H: Cervical 9.
BSP 1962 I 163, PQ XXXVI R: Dorsal 1.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXVI S, BSP 1962 XLVI 25, PQ 12 L: Dorsal 2.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXIX H, BSP 1962 XLVI 11, PQ XI E: Dorsal 3.
BSP 1962 XLVI 21, PQ IV G: Dorsal 4.
BSP 1962 XLVI 121, PQ 34 J: Dorsal 5.
BSP 1962 XLVI 14, PQ XV C, BSP 1962 XLVI 20, PQ 32 F: Dorsal 6?
BSP 1962 XLVI 16, PQ 7 H, XLVI 22, PQ X B, XLVI 29, PQ 12 G: Dorsal 6.
BSP 1962 LXVI 13, PQ 22 A, XLVI 15, PQ XIII C, XLVI 23, PQ A, XLVI 24, PQ X A: Dorsal 7.
BSP 1962 XLVI 17, PQ XIII A: Dorsal 8.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ A, BSP 1962 XLVI 19, PQ A: Dorsal 9.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXIV L, BSP 1962 XLVI 18, PQ A: Dorsal 10.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXIV A: Dorsal 11.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXIX: Dorsal 12.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ 37, BSP 1962 XLVI 28, PQ 2 C: Dorsal 13.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXIX F, BSP 1962 XLVI 26, PQ VII F, XLVI 27, PQ XIV H1: Dorsal 14.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XL: Dorsla 15.
BSP 1962 XLVI 30, PQ 15 F: Middle dorsal.
BSP 1962 XLVI 31, PQ A: Hinteres dorsal.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ A: Sacral 1.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ VI D, BSP 1962 XLVI 42, PQ XVIII 18 E, BSP 1962 XLVI 43, PQ 33: Sacral 2.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XII C: Sacral 3.
BSP 1962 XLVI 40, PQ 22 A, PQ 18 XVIII T: Sacrum.
BSP 1962 XLVI 41, PQ A: Sacrum.
BSP 1962 XLVI 44, PQ 12D: Sacral rib.
BSP 1962 XLVI 45, PQ II 1 A, XLVI 48, PQ VII 1: Caudal 1.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXIX: Caudal 2.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ A, BSP 1962 XLVI 49, PQ 33 M: Caudal 3.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XL: Caudal 4.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ A, PSB 1962 XLVI 46, PQ 2 K: Caudal 5.
BSP 1962 XLVI 47, PQ 15 K: Caudal 6?
BSP 1962 XLVI 50, PQ IV E: Caudal 5-7?
BSP 1962 XLVI 51, PQ 33 H: Caudal 8.
BSP 1962 XLVI 53, PQ 22 A, XLVI 55, PQ XIV M: Caudal 9.
BSP 1962 XLVI 54, PQ IV A: Caudal 10.
BSP 1962 XLVI 57, PQ A: Caudals 9-11.
BSP 1962 XLVI 52, PQ 22 od. XVIII 18: Caudal 12.
BSP 1962 XLVI 58, PQ A: Caudal 15?
BSP 1962 XLVI 56, PQ XIV D: Caudal 20.
BSP 1962 XLVI 59, PQ IV C: Caudal 29, 30.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXV B + C: Scapula and coracoid.
BSP 1962 XLVI 65, PQ 34 J, XLVI 61, PQ XVIII G: Coracoids.
BSP 1962 XLVI 66, PQ XIV J, 69, PQ 32 F, 70, PQ 38 B: Humerii (dexter).
BSP 1962 XLVI 67, PQ 22 A: Humerus (sinister).
BSP 1962 XLVI 71, PQ XXXI, 72, PQ XVII C: Ulnae.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ X E: Metacarpal.
BSP 1962 XLVI 73, PQ XXXVI M: Weitere metacarpal.
BSP 1962 I 153: Phalange.
BSP 1962 XLVI 74, PQ A: Phalanx 1.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ 40 C: Ilium.
BSP 1962 XLVI 75, PQ 8 M, 77, PQ 4 A, IV H, 78, PQ A, 80, PQ X H: Ilia (sinistrum).
BSP 1962 XLVI 76, P Q 1 H, 79, PQ 1 D: Ilia (dextrum).
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XXXVI 3, 40 F: Pubis.
BSP 1962 XLVI 81, PQ 14 S, 82, PQ XVIII 18 L, XVIII 18 T, 22 A: Pubi (sinistrum).
BSP 1962 XLVI 60, PQ A, XLVI 61, PQ A: Caudals.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ 40 B, BSP 1962 XLVI 89, PQ 14 U: Ischia.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XL B: Femur.
BSP 1962 XLVI 95, PQ 33 F, 96, PQ 32 D, 102, PQ XIV K, 105, PQ A, 33, PQ IV A: Femora (sinistrum).
BSP 1962 XLVI 97, PQ A, 98, PQ A, 99, PQ A, 100, PQ 34 G, 101, PQ A, 103, PQ A, 104, PQ A, 34, PQ XV F, XVII 17 o. B., 14 T: Femora (dextrum).
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XL C: Tibia.
BSP 1962 XLVI 106, PQ, A, 108, PQ A, 190, PQ XVIII 18 J: Tibiae, (dextra).
BSP 1962 XLVI 107, PQ VII A: Tibia (sinistra).
BSP 1962 XLVI 110, PQ 32: Fragmentary tibia.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ XL, BSP 1962 XLVI 111: Fibulae.
BSP 1962 XLVI 112, PQ A, BSP 1962 I, PQ XXXIV: Tarsalia.
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ X E: Metacarpale 1 (sinistrum).
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ II D: Metatarsal 1 (sinistrum).
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ A: Metatarsal I (dextrum).
BSP 1962 I 153, PQ VII E: Metatarsal II (dextrum).
BSP 1962 I 153: PQ 37: Metatarsal II (dextrum).
BSP 1962 XLVI 123, PQ IX B: Metatarsal IV (sinstrum).
BSP 1962 XLVI 124, PQ 8 J: Metatarsal IV (dexturm).
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ 40: Metatarsal IV (sinsitrum).
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ Xi J: Phalanx ungual pedial III.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ XI: Phalanx ungual pedial IV.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ XVII: Phalanx ungual pedial II.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ A: Phalanx ungual manus I.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ 4: Phalanx ungual manus III.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ A: Phalanx pedis III 1.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ XVII D: Phalanx pedis III 2.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ 30 J: Phalanx pedis IV 1.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ 11: Phalanx pedis IV 3.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ VIII F: Phalanx pedis II 1.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ XIV G: Phalanx pedis I 1.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ A: Phalanx pedis III 3.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ A: Phalanx pedis IV 4.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ XXXIX: Phalanx pedis IV 2.
BSP 1962 I 152, PQ A: Phalanx pedis III 1.
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Species: erlenbergiensis (HUENE, 1905) HUENE, 1907-1908
= Plateosaurus erlenbergiensis HUENE, 1905 (nomen nudum)
Etymology: In reference to Erlenberg, Baden-Württemberg
State, Germany.
Holotype: SMNS 6014
Locality: Erlenbeg, near Stuttgart, 6km south and Vaihingen, Baden-Württemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Knollenmergel, Trossingen Formation, Late Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Skull and skeleton.
Referred material:
Skelet II
Locality: Hauptteil near Tubingen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Fragmentary skeleton of a juvenile.
Locality: Trossingen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.Horizon: Trossingen Formation, Late Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
GPIT-PV-30785 (formerly GPIT II.e.i, GPIT 11q: Some dorsal vertebrae mounted with GPIT-PV-30784 [formerly GPIT 1]): Fragmentary skeleton of a young individual.
Note: From a lower bone bed.SMNS 12950: Skull and skeleton.
SMNS 13200b: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
Note: From a lower bone bed.
Locality: Halberstadt, Sachsen-Anhalt State, Germany.Horizon: Upper Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
Nr XLV: Fragmentary skeleton.
Nr XXVII: Fragmentary skeleton.
HUENE, 1907-08Locality: Erlenbeg near Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Knollenbergln, Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Femora, tibia, fibula, sacral vertebrae, right metatarsal I, II, proximal end of left metatarsal IV, distal end of left metatarsal II, 2 right phalanges, distal left ulna, metacarpal fragments and right manus phalange II.
= Plateosaurus longiceps JAEKEL, 1913
Etymology: Latin, longi, "long" and Latin, -ceps, "face."Holotype: MB R. 1937 (HMN XXIV)
Locality: Halberstadt, Sachsen-Anhalt State, Germany.
Horizon: Trossigen Formation, Knollenmergel, Late Middle Triassic.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: A complete skull, first 5 cervical and 13 other vertebrae, the sacrum with both ilia, ischium, femur, tibia, fibula and scapula.
Referred material:
HMN I: Neural arches of the sacral vertebrae, caudal vertebrae 1-34, left pelvic girdle and a complete right hind limb.
MHH HMN XIII: Mounted skeleton.
MB R. 1937 (HMN XXIV): A complete skull, first 5 cervical and 13 other vertebrae, the sacrum with both ilia, ischium, femur, tibia, fibula and scapula.
HMN XXV: A partial skull with a fairly complete skeleton lacking most of the tail.
HMN 27: Right ilium, partial hind limb and part of tail.
HMN 30: Bones of left lower leg and pes still in matrix.
MB HMN 37: Floor of braincase.
MB HMN 45: Fairly complete postcranial skeleton.
MB HMN 49: Includes a right dentary, an unidentified skull fragment, and 4 isolated teeth.
HMN 53: Partial skeleton including left pectoral girdle and forelimb.
HMN 54: Right maxilla, left squamosal, and right ectopterygoid, plus a rather incomplete skeleton.
MB HMN A58; A very well preserved braincase, and the rest of skeleton is unprepared.
MB HMN C: The current MB mounted skeleton and now the best preserved postcranial skeleton from Halberstadt.
HMN D: A mounted skeleton at the Institut der Universitat Gottengen.
MB HMN 1927.191: A well preserved but slightly disarticulated skull with articulated ceratobranchials, cervicals vertebrae 1-7 on a block.
MB R 2090: Vertebrae of the presacral series.
MHH: 2 sigmoid femora.
MNH: A possible partial skeleton.
15 other skeletons, ranging from fragmentary to nearly complete.
= Plateosaurus trossingensis E. FRAAS, 1913
Etymology: In reference to Trossingen, Stuttgart, Germany.
= Plateosaurus integer E. FRAAS, 1913 (nomen vanum)Holotype: SMNS 13200
Locality: Obere Mühle (Plateosaurus quarry), Trossingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Upper Stubensandstein, upper Lowenstein Formation, Late Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Skull and skeleton.
Referred material:
SCHOCH, 2011 (as per SEEMAN's Illustrations).
Top of the Upper Beds.
Specimen #1: Skeleton.
Note: Destroyed in WWII.
Upper Beds
Specimen #4: Caudal vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #8 (SMNS 81914): 1 or 2 complete specimens.
Specimen # 19: Ribs, vertebrae and large tibia.
Specimen #21 (SMNS 91229): Humerus.
Specimen #23: Pes. (Lost)
Specimen #25: Femur. (Lost)
Specimen #26: Vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #28 (SMNS 91301): Both scapulae, a tibia, both pues, a sacrum, pes, as well as a cervical and dorsal vertebrae.
Specimen #30: Vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #34: Ribs, arms, relatively complete specimen. (Lost)
Specimen #38: Foot elements and vertebrae. (Lost)
Specimen #40: Scapula, humerus adn femur. (Lost)
Specimen #41: Lower arm. (Lost)
Specimen #42: Ischium. (Lost)
Specimen #45: Limbs, ilium and vertebrae. (Lost)
Specimen #48 (SMNS 92306): Incompete skull, articualted vertebral column, both humeri, scapulae, pubes, femora, astragali, several ribs, and a relatively complete pes.
Specimen #49: Vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #51: Heavily crushed skull. (Lost)
Specimen #52: Vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #55: Caudal vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #63: Humerus. (Lost)
Lower beds.
Specimen #2: Tibia, vertebra, rib. (Lost)
Specimen #5 (SMNS 52967): Nearly complete skeleton.
Specimen #7: Vertebra? (Lost)
Specimen #9: Phalanges. (Lost)
Specimen #10 (SMNS 91269): 1 or two complete specimens.
Specimen # 11: Phalanges. (Lost)
Specimen #13: Pieces of ribs. (Lost)
Specimen # 14 (SMNS 91297): Partially preserved specimen, dentary with teeth, many vertebrae, scapula, both coracoids, humerus, articulated lower arm and manus, ilium, and pubis, femur, tibia, partial sacrum, and caudal skeleton.
Specimen #15 (SMNS 54935): Skull and nearly complete skeleton.
Specimen #16: Claw and vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #17: Large long bone. (Lost)
Specimen #18: Ischium, pubis, and llarge long bone. (Lost)
Specimen #20 (SMNS 91298): Skull pes and tail.
Specimen #22: Indeterminate. (Lost)
Specimen #24: Vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #25 (SMNS 91300): 2 femora, 3 5 anterior dorsal vertebrae, ribs in articulate, and a foot with partial lower leg in flexed state.
Specimen #29, 29a (SMNS 91302): Scapula, pelvis, large vertebrae, ribs, partial dentary, 3 scapulae from at least 2 specimens, coracoids, humerus, 2 femora (very different size), a sacrum, and caudal vertebrae.
Specimen #31: Vertebra and indeterminte find. (Lost)
Specimen #33 (SMNS 58958): Skeleton missing the skull.
Specimen #35: Scapulae and pes. (Lost)
Specimen #36 (SMNS 91304): Nearly complete specimen.
Specimen #37: SMNS 91305): Lower arm, pubis and a pes.
Specimen #39: Scapulae, foot elemtns, femur, tibia and vertebrae. (Lost)
Specimen #43: Limbs and vertebrae. (Lost)
Specimen #44: Femur, sacrum and tail. (Lost)
Specimen #46: 4 vertebrae. (Lost)
Specimen #47: Caudal vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen # 50: Articulated manus, both radii and ulnae, a scapula, 2 humeri of different sizes, a complete articulated pes and 2 blocks with articualted vertebrae and associated ribs.
Specimen #53: Leg bone/ fibula? (Lost)
Specimen #57: Vertebrae, and foot elements. (Lost)
Specimen #58: Vertebrae and foot elements. (Lost)
Specimen #60: Caudal vertbrae, pelvis, and hind limb. (Lost)
Specimen #61 (SMNS 91309): Dorsal vertebrae with ribs, both scapulae, and articuated manus and pes with fragmentar flexed lower leg, humerus, ishium, pubis, femur, sacrum and anterior caudal vertebrae.
Specimen #62: Tibia and caudal vertebra. (Lost)
Specimen #64: Skull and rib. (Lost)
Specimen #65 (SMNS 91310): Coracoids, humeri, femora, tibiae, and fibuale each from at least three different individuals (different types of preservation and size, fully prepared manus, an articulated foot, single scapulae and pubis, numerus dorsal and cervicle vertebra, 1 gastral, and disarticualted elemtns of a mandible.
"Lower Beds" or possibly Middle beds.
Specimen # 12: Skull and skeleton.
Middle Beds
Specimen # 32: Femur. (Lost)
Locality: Tubingen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
No. 208: Fragmentary skeleton.
= Plateosaurus quenstedti GALTON & BAKKER, 1985
Note: GALTON, 2001 places the following under Plateosaurus longiceps.Locality: Trossingen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Knollenmergel, Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
AMNH 6810: An almost complete specimen lacking left tibia, fibula, pes, and a few caudal vertebrae.
GPIT-PV-30784 (formerly GPIT 1): Complete skeleton.
Note: From a lower bone bed.MCZ: Mounted skeleton, no skull.
SMNS Fund 1: An almost complete skeleton.
SMNS 12951: A partial skeleton.
KUHN, O. 1938Locality: Halberstadt, Sachsen-Anhalt State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Right femur.
= Plateosaurus fraasianus HUENE, 1932 (ex Plateosaurus trossingensis E. FRAAS, 1913)
Etymology: In honor of Eberhard Fraas.Holotype: SM 13200
Locality: Obere Muhle, near Torssingen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Upper Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Middle Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Skull and an almost complete skeleton, that lacks the left forelimb and a few vertebrae beyond caudal 25.
