Genus: Dactylosaurus GURICH, 1884
Etymology: Greek, dakytlos, “finger” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Finger lizard.

Species: gracilis GURICH, 1884
Etymology: Latin, gracilis, "slender." 
= Eurysaurus gracilis (GURICH, 1884) ARTHABER, 1924

Holotype: MGU Wr 3871s, cast made from a natural mold. Cast of type at Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin MB R 63

Locality: Michalowice, Gorny Slask, Silesian Province, Poland (was near Michalkowiez, Upper Silesia).

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Myophoria vulgaris, Beneckeia buchi and Dadocrinus assemblage zone.

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

Material: Postorbital region of the skull, cervical and anterior dorsal vertebrae, shoulder girdle, and 1 forelimb of a very small individual.

Referred material:

NOPCSA, 1928/RIEPPEL & KEBANG, 1995

Locality: Gogolin, Upper Silesia, Silesian Province, Poland.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

BRG, uncatalogued, MB R.772.1, MB R 769, and uncatalogued humeri.

Institut und Museum fur Geologie und Palaontologie, University of Tubingen, GPIT 1744/1-10: Humeri.

Uncatalogued articulated skeleton.

 


Locality: Bobrek near Beuthen, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

BGR, drawers S 45/5 right: Humerus

 

= Dactylosaurus schroederi NOPSCA, 1928
Etymology:

Holotype:

Cast SMF R4097

Locality: Kamien Slaski, Gorny Slaks, Silesian Province, Poland (was Gross-Stein, upper Silesia, Now Kamien Gorny Slaski, Near Michalkowiez, Poland).

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Myophoria vulgaris, Beneckeia buchi and Dadocrinus assemblage zone.

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

Material: Skull and skeleton.