Genus: Discosauriscus KUHN, 1933
Etymology:
= Discosaurus CREDNER, 1883 non LEIDY, 1851 (Discosaurus vetustus, Sauropterygia, Elasmosauridae)
Etymology:
= Letovertebron HUENE, 1956 (sic)
= Letoverpeton SPINER, 1952
Etymology:
= Leptoverpeton KOINJUKOVA, 1964 (sic)
Etymology:
= Melanerpeton FRITSCH, 1878
Etymology:
= Phaiherpeton ROMER, 1947
Etymology:
= Sparagmites FRITSCH, 1885
Etymology:

Species: austrianus (MAKOWSKY, 1876)
Etymology:
= Archegosaurus austriacus MAKOWSKY, 1876 (partim)
= Letoverpeton austriacus (MAKOWSKY, 1876)
= Melanerpeton falax FRITSCH, 1901
= Phaiherpeton falax (FRITSCH, 1901) ROMER, 1947

Lectotype: MU-P-0010

Locality: ‘Pricna zmola’ at Mala Lhota (Klein-Lhotta) near Cerna Hora, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Bacov horizon.

Biostratigraphy: Zone 6.

Age: Upper Rotilegendes Epoch (= Lower Saxonian), Early Permian.

Material: Nearly complete specimen.

Paralectotypes:

MU-P-0005/I, MU-P-0008, MU-P-0009, MU-P-0011:

Referred material:

DOSTAL, 2004

Locality: 1 km south of Obora near the road between the villages of Obra and Jablonany, Boskovice Basin, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Bacov Horizon.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Rotilegendes Epoch (= Lower Saxonian), Early Permian.

Material:

Number: Not given.

KLEMBARA & JANIGA, 1993/KLEMBARA, 1994

Locality: Drvalovice locality, Moravia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Boskovice Furrow Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Permian.

Material:

Zoological Institute, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava. D18, D47, D52, D69, D70, D208: Skulls.

D 20, 45, 73, 80, 81, 100, 106: Skulls.

 

Locality: Kochov locality, Moravia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Boskovice Furrow Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Permian.

Material:

Zoological Institute, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava K1, K13, K21, K30, K41, K52, K72, K80, K99, K100, K102, K138, K139, K177, K285, K329, K333, K334, K336 (this specimen shows a subdivided clavicle): Skulls.

K 9, 14, 16, 74: Skulls.

K 20: Skull incomplete shoulder girdle and a few presacral vertebrae.

K 58: Partial skull and a few postcranial remains.

K 83: Skull with a few postrcranial elements.

K 323: Skull and relatively complete postrcanial skeleton.

K 328: Skull and postcranial skeleton.

K 337, 338.I, 339: Skulls and articulated postcranial skeletons.

K 341.I: Skull and almost complete postcranial skeleton.

K 346.I, 347: Skulls and articulated postcranial skeletons.

 

Note: As per KLEMBARA, 1997

Localities:

(1) Vanovice (Drvalovice), (2) Kochov-Horka (District of Letovice), (3), Kochov-L, about 500 m north-east of Kochov (District of Letovice).

Zoological Institute, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava:

D2-4, 7-9, 12-14, 16, 18-20, 22, 24-26, 28-30, 32, 34, 37-45, 47-49, 52-64, 66-94, 99-100, 103-107, 109, 111, 113, 120, 121, 137, 138, 171-174, 179-180, 183, 185, 189, 192, 193, 195, 196, 198, 201.II, 201.V, 201.VIII, IX, 202.I, II, 204, 207-214, 216, 217, 354.II:

K 1-6, 11-15, 17, 18, 20-22, 30-34, 36-43, 45, 47-50.I, II, 51, 52, 54-60, 62-69, 71, 72, 74-78, 80-92, 95, 98-104, 111-113, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 126, 127.I, 130-142, 144, 146, 147, 152, 164, 168, 169, 172, 174-182, 184, 185, 187-192, 194-196, 198, 201-203, 205, 206, 208, 210-212, 214, 215.I, 218-220, 222-227, 229-238, 240-251, 253, 254, 256-261, 263-265, 267-273, 276-285, 287.I, II, 289-293, 295-299, 301-303, 305-307, 309, 311-328, 329.I, II, 330, 331.I, II, 332.I, II, 333, 334, 335.I-III, 336, 338.I, II, 339, 340.I, II, 341.I-V, 342-345, 346.I, 347, 348, 349.I-III, 350, 351.II, 352.I, III, 353-358, 360, 362, 364, 378-381, 383, 385-393:

KO 1-34, 37, 38, 41-44, 47, 48, 50-57, 59-71, 74, 77, 79-88, 90-123, 125-137, 140-143, 145, 147, 148, 150-166, 168-179, 181.I, 182-186, 189-212, 214-216, 218-233, 235-240:

KLEMBARA, 2009

SNM Z 15568: Fragmentary skull.

 

KLEMBARA & MIKUDIKOVA, 2018

Locality: Kochov-Horka, near Letovice, approximately 40 km N of Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Boskovice Furrow Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Permian.

Material:

MHK 61803: Almost complete skull.

MHK 61804: Complete skull and postcranial skeleton.

SNM Z 15619 (K 103): Almost complete skull and incomplete skeleton.

 

Locality: Kochov-v poli, near Letovice, approximately 39.5 km north of Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Boskovice Furrow Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Permian.

Material:

MHK 70572: Almost complete skull and incomplete postcranial skeleton.

 

NECAS, MODRY & ZAVADIL, 1997

Locality: Bacov, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

National Museum, Praha, NMP M2061: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

STEYER, SANCHEZ, DEBRIETTE, VALLI, ESCUILLE, POHL, DECHAMBRE, VACANT, SPENCE & PLOEG, 2012

Locality: Les Charbonnieres, Franchesse village, Allier Department, France.

Horizon: Reniere B Member, Reniere Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: "Autunian Group", Sakmarian (Cisuralian) Stage, Middle Rotliegendes Epoch, Early Permian.

Material:

MHNL 20269991 (1-14): 14 articulated subcomplee skeletons of different indiviudal ages.

 

= Melanerpeton moravicum FRITSCH, 1883
Etymology:
= Letoverpeton moravicum (FRITSCH, 1883)

Holotype: CGH 3478, Orig 224

Locality: Ruprechtice, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Pennsylvanian.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

 

= Branchiosaurus moravicus FRITSCH, 1883
Etymology:
= Letoverpeton moravicus (FRITSCH, 1883) SPINER, 1952
= Discosaurus moravicus STEHLIK, 1924
= Discosauriscus moravicus (STEHLIK, 1924) KUHN, 1933
= Phaiherpeton moravicum (FRITSCH, 1883) ROMER, 1947

Syntypes: NMP 364 (Fritsch Orign, CGH 146) (part) and NMP 365 (Fritsch Orign, CGH 147) (counterpart)

Locality: Mala Lhota, Moravia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Boscovice Furrow.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Permian.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

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Species: pulcherrimus (FRITSCH, 1879)
Etymology:
= Melanerpeton pulcherimum FRITSCH, 1879
= Phaiherpeton pulcherrimum (FRITSCH, 1879) ROMER, 1947

Holotype: CGH 3478, Orig 224

Locality: Ruprechtice by Broumov, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Pennsylvanian.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

Electrotype:

BMNH R350

Locality: Ruppersdorf, near Braunau, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Rothliegendes Epoch, Early Permian.

Material: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

ANGUSTA 1936

Locality: Talchen near Kote 383, NW of Boskovice, Czechoslovakia.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

Exemplar Nr. 1: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Exemplar Nr. 2: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

Locality: <<Priena zmola>> near Mala Lhota, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

Exemplar Nr. 3: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Exemplar Nr. 4: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Exemplar Nr. 5: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Exemplar Nr. 6: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Exemplar Nr. 7: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

DOSTAL, 2004

Locality: 1 km south of Obora near the road between the villages of Obra and Jablonany, Boskovice Basin, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Bacov Horizon.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Rotilegendes Epoch (= Lower Saxonian), Early Permian.

Material:

Number: Not given. Skull.

KLEMBARA, MIKUDIKOVA, STAMBERG & HAIN, 2020

Locality: Arnultovic village, 3 km north of the town of Hostinne, Krkonose Piedmont Basin, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Upper Kalna Horizon.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

G 151: Disarticualted specimen.

 

NECAS, MODRY & ZAVADIL, 1997, KLEMBARA, 2009

Locality: Obora Locality, Boskovice furrow, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

Private collection: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

SNM Z 25814 (formerly OB 1, Discosauriscus sp KLEMBARA, 1995).

 

PATON, 1975

Locality: Mala Lhota, near Czernhora, Moravia, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Leonardian, Upper Rothliegendes (= Autunian), Early Permian.

Material:

RSM: Skull and anterior part of body.

 

= Discosauriscus cf. pulchemimus WERENEBURG, 1988

FG 321/2/43

Locality: Wintersbrunnen, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Oberhofer Schichten.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Rotliegendes Epoch, Early Permian.

Material: Pectral girdle, humerus, radius manus and scales.


= Melanerpeton pusillum FRISTCH, 1878
Etymology:

Holotype: CGH

Locality: Olivetin, near Broumov, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Pennsylvanian.

Material: 5 skulls and skeleton.

 

= Melanerpeton phalax FRISTCH, 1879
Etymology:
= Archegosaurus austriacus MAKOWSKY 1876 (partim)
= Letoverpeton austriacus (MAKOWSKY 1876)
= Melanerpeton austriacum MAKOWSKY & RZECHALE, 1883

Holotype: CGH 153

Locality: Lhota, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Pennsylvanian.

Material: Fragmentary skull with a few postcranial vertebrae and ribs in counterparts.

Referred material:

ANGUSTA 1936

Locality: Talchen near Kote 383, NW of Boskovice, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

= Discosaurus moravicus STEHLIDK, 1924
Etymology:

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= Melanerpeton spiniceps CREDNER, 1881
Etymology:

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= Melanerpeton latirostre CREDNER, 1881
Etymology:

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= Discosaurus permianus CREDNER, 1883
Etymology:
= Discosauriscus permianus (CREDNER, 1883) KUHN, 1933

Holotype:

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= Melanerpeton perneri AGUSTA, 1936

Holotype: Exemplar Nr. 1

Locality: Skalky near Bacov and Boskovice, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

Exemplar Nr. 2: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

Locality: Talchen near Kote 383, NW of Boskovice, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

Exemplar Nr. 3: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

CREDNER

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

Number: Not given: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Number: Not given: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Number: Not given: Fragmentary skeleton.

Number: Not given: Fragmentary skeleton.

Number: Not given: Fragmentary skeleton.

 

= Melanerpeton magnus AGUSTA, 1936
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= Melanerpeton longicaudatum AGUSTA, 1936

Holotype: Exemplar 1

Locality: Talchen near Kote 383, NW of Boskovice, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

Skalky near Bacov and Boskovice, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material:

Exemplar nr. 2: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

= Discosaurus potamites (STEEN, 1938)
Etymology:
= Melanerpeton potamites STEEN, 1938
= Discosauriscus potamites (STEEN, 1938)
= Phaiherpeton potamites (STEEN, 1938) ROMER, 1947

Holotype: P

Locality: Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Pennsylvanian.

Material: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

= Discosauriscus egregius SHISHKIN, 1968
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= Discosauriscus purlensis SHISHKIN, 1968
Etymology:

Holotype: 1538/18

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Species: lacertinus (FRITSCH, 1885) (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Sparagmites lacertinus FRITSCH, 1885 (nomen dubium)

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Species: arciger (CREDNER, 1885) (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Sparagmites? arciger CREDNER 1885 (nomen dubium)
= Discosaurus? arciger (CREDNER, 1885) CREDNER, 1893 (nomen dubium)

Holotype:

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Species: nitschajevi (RIABININ, 1915) KUHN, 1933
Etymology:
= Discosaurus nitschajevi RIABININ, 1915

Holotype: TsNIGRmuzey 1387/1

Locality: Kuz'minovskiy mine, Orenburg Province, European Russia.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Kazanian or Lower Tatarian, Lowermost Late Permian.

Material: 2 impressions of skeletons and an incomplete impression of a larva.
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Species: magnum (AUGUSTA, 1936)
Etymology:
= Melanerpeton magnum AUGUSTA, 1936

Holotype:

Locality: Skalky near Bacov and Boskovice, Czech Republic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Permian.

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
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Species: thuringiacum (WEINBERG, 1988)
Etymology:
= Letoverpeton thuringiacum WEINBERG, 1988

Holotype: FG 321/2/3

Locality: Wintersbrunnen near Finsterbergen, Thuringer Wald, Germany.

Horizon: Oberhof beds.

Biostratigraphy: Upper Protriton horizon.

Age: Lower Rotliegendes Epoch, Early Permian.

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton and a few scales.