Species: cappelensis (WEPFER, 1923) SAVE-SODERBERG, 1935
Etymology:
= Mastodonsaurus cappelensis WEPFER, 1923
= Mastodonsaurus kappelensis PFANNENSTIEL, 1932 (sic)
= Mastodonsaurus capelensis OCHEV, 1966 (sic)
= Mastodontosaurus cappelenensis OCHEV, 1966 (sic)

Holotype: Not determined.

Lectotype: STIPB-R-390

Locality: The quarry owned by Herr Reiser near Kappel, north of Villingen –Schwenningen, Schwarzwald, southwestern Baden-Würrttemberg State, southwestern Germany.

Horizon: Pflanzensandstein above VH 5, higher Upper Buntsandstein.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aegean, lower Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material: No type was designated. 37 skulls.

Note: SCHOCH & MILNER, 2000… Uncatalogued material in Karlsruhe (SMNK: remains of 15 specimens), Frankfurt (SMF: 2 specimens), Freiburg (UCF: 1 specimen), ESSEN (RME: 2 specimens). Bonn (GPIB: 1 specimen), Tubingen (2 specimens), and fragmentary materal in Stuttgart (SMNS). Most of the material from Kappel was housed in the Frieburg and was destroyed there during World War II. The surviging parts were moved to SMNK…

SCHOCH & MORENO, 2024

GPIT.Am 686: Preorbital skull portion.

GPIT.Am 687: Palte.

KCE RE 551.761.100 A 0040: Skull roof.

MB.Am 1548: Partial palate, skull roof, mandible, and postcranial bones.

NHMUK R 15882-15888: Disarticualted postcranial and mandible remains.

SMNK-FS-1-15: Disarticulated skulls, mandibles and postcranial remains.

Note: GIF, which was largely destroyed in World War II.

SMNS 1485: Partial mandible, femur and ilium.

Locality: Freudenstadt, aden-Würrttemberg State, southwestern Germany.

Horizon: Pflanzensandstein above VH 5, higher Upper Buntsandstein.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aegean, lower Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

GPIT.Am 686: Anteriro palate.

Locality: Sandstone quarry, Detzeln, Baden-Würrttemberg State, southwestern Germany.

Horizon: Pflanzensandstein above VH 5, higher Upper Buntsandstein.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aegean, lower Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 92406-91410: Isoalted neural arches, intercentra, humerus, interlavicle and part of the postorbital skull table.

Locality: Ore Mine "Virginia", Mecherich, Eifel Region, Rheinland-Pflaz State, Germany.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

GIUK uncatalgued: Posterior skull table.

Locality: Gambach near Gemünden, Baveria State, Germany.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

GIW uncatalogued: Mandible.

Referred material:

= Mastodonsaurus vaslenensis MEYER, 1855 (nomen vanum)
Etymology:
= Capitosaurus vaslenensis (MEYER, 1855) SCHRODER, 1913 (nomen vanum)

Holotype:

Locality: Wasslenheim near Strassburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State, Germany.

Horizon: Bunter.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Triassic.

Material: Posterior part of a skull.

 

= Mastodonsaurus ingens TRUSHEIM, 1937 (as per SCHOCH, 1999)
Etymology: Latin, ingens, "enormous, large."

Holotype:

Locality: Gambach near Gumunden, Germany.

Horizon: Buntsandstein.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Triassic.

Material: Right Mandible without teeth.