Genus: Nothosaurus MUNSTER, 1834
Etymology: Greek, nothos, “bastard, illegitimate” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Illegitimate lizard.
= Chondriosaurus ROMER, 1966 (sic)
= Conchiosaurus MEYER, 1834 (nomen nudum)
Etymology: Greek, konkhin, “shell” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Muschelkalk lizard.
= Conchriosaurus MEYER, 1838 (sic)
= Chondriosaurus MEYER, 1838 (nomen nudum)
= Dracontosaurus AGASSIZ, 1846
= Dracosaururus ROMER, 1966 (sic)
= Dracosaurus AGASSIZ, 1846
Etymology: Greek, drakon, “dragon” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Dragon lizard.
= Elmosaurus HUENE, 1957
Etymology: In reference to the Elm, low mountains in the Braunsweig region of Germany with Muschelkalk strata, where the specimen was found, and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Elm lizard.
= Kolposaurus SKUPHOS, 1893
Etymology: Greek, kolpos, “bay, gulf” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Bay lizard.
= Menodon ROMER, 1966
Etymology: Greek, menos, “strength”and Greek, odon, “tooth”: Strong tooth.
= Nothosaurus MUNSTER, 1834 (nomen conservandum)
= Oligolycus FRISTCH, 1894
Etymology: Greek, oligos, “little, few” and Greek, lykos, “wolf”: Small wolf.
= Opeosaurus MEYER, 1847-1855
Etymology: Greek, ope, “opening” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Opening lizard.
= Shingyisaurus YOUNG, 1965
Etymology: In reference to the Shingyi in Guizho Province, China and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Shingyi lizard.

Species: mirabilis MUNSTER, 1834
Etymology: Latin, mirabilis, "wonderful."

Holotype: UMO 1000

Locality: Oschenberg near Laineck (also referred to as Lainecker Honhezug), east of Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Trochitenkalk or lower Meißner Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: mo1/mo2, atavus through postspinosus biozone.

Age: Uppermost Illyrian, Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

Paratypes:

UMO BT 667,00 ; 671,00:

Referred material:

UM-O BT 1000c: Middle doral vertebra.

HUENE

Locality: Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

STRUNZ Collection: Dorsal vertebrae, and humerus.

 


Locality: Crailsheim, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

BLEZINGER Collection: Right humerus.

 

Locality: Crailsheim, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

13232: Pelvic girdle.

18517: Coracoid.

 

CORROY, 1928

Locality: Lettenkohle, Germany.

Horizon: Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Vertebrae and a coracoid.

 

DEIDRICH, 2012

Locality: Bayreuth Quarry, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMF no. R765: Anterior caudal vertebra centrum.

NMB unnumbered: Tibia.

SMF No. R1066: Bibia.

 

= Nothosaurus aff. mirabilis DIEDRICH, 2013

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Bad Sulza Member, Bad Sulza Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: ? Biozone, ? beds.

Age: Middle Illyrian substage, Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

NME no. 78/258: Middle dorsal vertebra centrum.

NME no. 78/531: Anterior dorsal centrum.

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Bad Sulza Member, Bad Sulza Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: atavus Biozone, ? beds.

Age: Middle Illyrian substage, Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

NME no. 78/288: Cervical neural arch.

 

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Bad Sulza Member, Bad Sulza Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: pulcher Biozone, Glauconite beds.

Age: Middle Illyrian substage, Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

NME no. 78/199: Tibia.

NME no. 78/205: Pubis half.

NME no. 78/490: Dorsal centrum.

NME no. 78/481: Sacrual centrum.

SHMBS 73: Caudal centrum.

 

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Bad Sulza Member, Bad Sulza Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: pulcher Biozone, Trochitenkalk bed 1.

Age: Middle Illyrian substage, Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

MB R.133: Scapula.

NME 78/514, 93/154: Teeth.

 

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Bad Sulza Member, Bad Sulza Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: atavus Biozone, Trochitenkalk bed 2.

Age: Middle Illyrian substage, Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

MB R.123: Sacral costa.

MB R.147: Gastalia fragment.

NME no. 78/198: Pubis.

NME no. 78/499c, d, 93/8: Dorsal vertebra centra.

NME no. 78/532, /533, /712: Dorsal costas.

 

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Bad Sulza Member, Bad Sulza Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: pulcher Biozone, Trochitenkalk bed 1 or 2.

Age: Middle Illyrian substage, Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

NME 78/204: Juvemile femur.

NME 78/521: Femur.

 

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Bad Sulza Member, Bad Sulza Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: atavus Biozone, Coenothyris beds.

Age: Middle Illyrian substage, Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

NME no. 78/2: Tibia.

NME no. 78/211: Gastralia fragment.

NME no. 78/219, /222, /402, 93/72: Costa fragments.

NME no. 78/507: Symphysis.

SHMBS 0021: Coracoid.

 

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Bad Sulza Member, Bad Sulza Formation, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: atavus Biozone, Plagiostoma beds.

Age: Middle Illyrian substage, Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

MB R.451: Femur.

NME no. 78/229: Lower jaw fragment.

DIEDRICH, 2015

Locality: Enodis/posseckeri bonebed, Lamerden, Hessen State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muscheklalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Late Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

LAM-636: Central gastralia.

LAM-637: 1 ilium.

LAM 641: 1 enrolled ulna.

LAM- 1530: An anterior dorsal rib.

LAM 1635: A metapodial.

LAM-2116: Cervical vertebral centrum.

LAM 2124: 1 lower jaw symhysis fragment of a juvenile animal.

 

JURCSAK, 1977

Locality: Bihor County, Romania.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

Nr. 12.107: Fragmentary vertebrae.

 

RIEPPEL, 1994

Locality: Probably Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

BMNH 42829: Skull.

 


Locality: Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

BT uncatalogued:

 


Locality: Berlichingen, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 56286: Skull.

 


Locality: Hegnabrunn, near Kulmbach, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Nodosus biozone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 59817: Mandibular symphysis.

DEIDRICH, 2012

SNSD no. 83899: Middle dorsal vertebra.

SNSD no. 84752: Anterior cervical vertebra.

SNSD no. 83887: Posterior dorsal vertebra.

SMF no. R1064: Sacral vertebra.

 

 


Locality: Hegnau, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Nodosus-spinosus biozone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 59818: Lower jaw fragment.

 


Locality: Crialsheim, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 13155: Partial skull.

 


Locality: Berlichingen a. D. Jagst, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Nodosus biozone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 56838: Partial skull.

 

RIEPPEL, 1994/1995

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

BT uncatalogued, BSP 1935.1.16.

 


RIEPPEL, 2001

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

MHI 1719: Left premaxilla.

MHI1718: Fragmentary left maxilla.

SMNS 84581, 84585: Partial lower jaws.

 

RIEPPEL & WILD, 1994

Locality: Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMF R-641: Fragmentary skull.

 

RIEPPEL & WILD, 1996

Locality: Bayeruth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

BSP 1935 I 16: Skull.

 


Locality: Hohenck near Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Keuper.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Late Triassic.

Material:

BSP 1952 XV 108: Lower jaw.

 

SANZ, 1984

Locality: Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

MSF R549: Dorsal vertebrae.

MSF R1040: Caudal vertebrae.

MSF R31: Coracoid.

MSF R30: Coracoid.

MSF R24: Humerus.

SMNL 16250: Humerus.

 

MEYER, 1847-1855

Locality: Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Skull missing tip of snout and some of the right side.

Number: Not given: Skulls, Skull not figured.

 

= Nothosaurus bergeri MEYER, 1834
Etymology:

Holotype: G0 756-1

Locality: Molsdorf, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Keuper.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Late Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

RIEPPEL & WILD, 1996

Locality: Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMF R-472: Skull.

SMF R-473: Skull.

SMF R-474: Skull.

SMNS 16247: Skull.

 


Locality: Bindlach near Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMF R-641: Skull.

DIEDRICH, 2012

UM-O without no: Skulls, lower jaw, pectoral girdle (interclavicle, clavicles, scapulae), humerus, radius, ulna, pubis, and ischium.

SMF no. R31: Coracoid.

SNSD no. 54069: Posterior caudal.

UM-O no. BT 679: Femur.

 

 

Locality: Crailsheim, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 13155: Skull.

SMNS 16433: Skull.

SMNS 56587: Skull.

 


Locality: Weissach, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: spinosus zone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 15714: Skull.

 


Locality: Heldenmuhle near Crailsheim, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Discoceratites layers.

Age: Ladinian Sage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 17877b: Skull.

 

Locality: Berlichingen, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: nodosus biozone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 56286: Skull.

 


Locality: Berlichingen, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 59360: Skull.

 


Locality: Hegnabrunn near Kulmbach, Bayern (Bavaria) State,

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: spinosus biozone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 59074: Skull.

 


Locality: Hegnabrunn near Kulmbach, Bayern (Bavaria) State,

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: enodis nodosus biozone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 59817: Skull.

 

Locality: Hegnabrunn near Kulmbach, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMNS uncatalogued, coll. M. Wild no. 2074: Lower jaw.

SMNS uncatalogued, coll. M. Wild no. 564: Lower jaw.

 

= Ichthyosaurus lunevillensis ALBERTI, in BRONN, MUNSTER, 1837
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

 

= Nothosaurus muensteri MEYER, 1839
Etymology:

Syntype: UMO BT 669,00; 690,00; 724,00

Locality: Germany.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Triassic.

Material:

Referred material:

CORROY, 1928

Localities: Rehainvillers, Azerailles, Golbey, Luneville, Meurth-et-Moselle Department, France.

 

= Dracosaurus bronni GIEBEL, 1847
Etymology:

Holotype: MHNP AC.9558

Locality: Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Middle Keuper.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Late Triassic.

Material:

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Species: schimperi MEYER, 1834
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

Referred material:

CORROY, 1924

Localities: Wellenkalk, Ruaux, Luxeuil, Muschelkalk.

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Species: angustidens MEYER, 1844
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:
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Species: mougeoti MEYER
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:
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Species: marchicus KOKEN, 1893
Etymology:

Holotype: Holotype can no longer be located, the counterslab, is kept at the Natural History Museum, Humbold University, Berlin, MB.R.2

Locality: Rudersdorf near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Karlstadt Formation, basal middle Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Judicarites and Neoschizodus orbicularis assemblage zone.

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

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

ABLERS, 2005

Locality: Winterswijkse Steen- en Kalkgroeve, Winterswijk, The Netherlands.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Layer 4.

Age: Top of the Upper Bunter, lower Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

NMNHL St 44995: Fragmentary skull.

 

ALBERS, 2011

Locality: Winterswijkse Steen- en Kalkgroeve, Winterswijk, The Netherlands.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Layer 9.

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

Material:

TW480000375, TW489999376, TW480000378: Fragmenary skulls.

 

DIEDRICH, 2013

Locality: Historical limestone quarry, Heteborn, Saxony-Anhalt State, Middle Germany.

Horizon: Karlstadt Formation, mm1 substage, basal Middle Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Latest Pelsonian substage, Anisian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Dorsal neural arch.

Note: Found inside of an Isochirotherium herculis pes track.

 

VOETEN, REICH, ARAUJO & SCHEYER, 2018

Locality: Winterswijkse Steengroeve Locality, Winterswijk, The Netherlands.

Horizon: Vossenveld Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Layer 9.

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

Material:

TW480000375: Skull.

 

= Nothosaurus (Cymatosaurus) cf. friedericanus JAEKEL, 1911

Holotype:

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

 

= Nothosaurus crassus SCHROEDER, 1914
Etymology:

Holotype: MB R 3.1-3

Locality: Rudersdorf near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Schaumkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material: Skull.

 

= Nothosaurus marchicus SCHRODER, 1914
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Rudersdorf near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Orbicularis beds.

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

Material: Skull missing anterior end.

 

= Nothosaurus oldenburgi SCHROEDER, 1914
Etymology:

Holotype: MB. R. 1

Locality: Rudersdorf, near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Orbicularis beds.

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

Material: Skull.

 

= Nothosaurus procerus SCHROEDER, 1914
Etymology:

Holotype: MB. R. 4

Locality: Rudersdorf, near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Orbicularis beds.

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

Material: Skull and skeleton.

 

= Nothosaurus procerus var parva SCHRODER, 1914
Etymology:

Holotype: MB. R. 5

Locality: Rudersdorf, near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Orbicularis beds.

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

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

RIEPELL, 1995

Locality: Rudersdrof near Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

MB.R.6: Fragmentary dentary.

 

= Nothosaurus raabi SCHRODER, 1914
Etymology:

Holotype: MB.I.007.18

Locality: Rudersdorf near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Orbicularis beds.

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

Material: Fragmentary skull, dentary and fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

= cf. raabi HOOIJER, 1959

Locality: Winterswijk, Netherlands.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Number: Not given: Partial mandible.

 

cf. raabi RIEPPEL, 1994/RIEPPEL & WILD, 1996

Locality: Oberdorla, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Orbicularis beds.

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

Material:

MB. R. 24: Undescribed specimen.

SMF R-4537 a-b: Undescribed skull.

MB R. 150: Partial postcranial skeleton.

 


Locality: Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

SMF R-4572:

 


Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

Phyletisches Museum Jena, P 1132:

Er 2302: Cast of skull.

Er 78/510: partial skull.

Er 78/541: Partial skull.

Er, uncatalouged: Skull.

Er 78/233: Lower jaw.

Er 78/231: Vertebrae,

Er 78/245: Vertebra.

Er 78/247: Vertebra.

Er 78/250: Vertebra.

Er 78/251: Vertebra.

Er 78/269: Vertebra.

Er 78/287: Vertebra.

Er 78/288: Vertebra.

Er 78/509: Caudal rib.

Er 78/530: Vertebra.

MB R. 137.1-3: Vertebra.

 


Locality: Erfurt-Drosselberg, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

Er 93/89: Vertebra.

 


Locality: Erfurt-Tiefthal, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material:

Er 93/89: Vertebra.

 

RIEPELL, 1994

Locality: Oberdorla, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMF R-4546: Tarsus.

 


SCHUSTER & BLOCH, 1925

Locality: Rudersdorfer, near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Early Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Number: Not given: Dentary.

 

= Nothosaurus schroederi HUENE, 1944
Etymology:

Holotype: BGR 611

Locality: Rudersdorf, near Berlin, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Schaumkalk, Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material: Skull missing posterior end.

 

= Nothosaurus cf marchicus SURMIK, ROTHSCHILD & PAWLICKI, 2017

Locality: Goglin, near Opole, Opole Voivodeship, Karapkowice County, Upper Silesia, Poland.

Horizon: Dabrowka Bioclastic Limestone Bed.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SUT-MG/f/98: Left coracoid.


= Nothosaurus winterswijkensis ALBERS & RIEPPEL, 2003
Etymology: In reference to the quarry.

Holotype: NMNHL St 445530

Locality: Winterswijkse Steen- en Kalkgroeve, Winterswijk, The Netherlands.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Layer 9.

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

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

NMNHL St 445913: Incomplete lower jaw.

NMNHL ST 447170: Almost complete lower jaw.

NME 480000126: Incomplete skull.

Private collection of Oosterink and Diepenbroek:

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Species: cf. marchicus KOKEN, 1893
Etymology:
= Conchiosaurus clavatus MEYER, 1834 (nomen nudum)
Etymology:

Holotype: BSP AS I 1446

Locality: Esperstadt, Sachsen-Anhalt State, Germany.

Horizon: Saurierkalk, Lower Middle Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: obicularis layers.

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

Material: Fragmentary skull.
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Species: cf. N. marchicus KOKEN, 1893
Etymology:
= Nothosaurus venustus MUENSTER, 1834
Etymology:

Holotype: Can no longer be located.

Locality: Esperstadt, Sachsen-Anhalt State, Germany.

Horizon: Karlstadt Formation, basal middle Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Judicarites and Neoschizodus orbicularis assemblage zone.

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

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

SANZ, 1984

Locality: Frankfurt, Brandenburg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Museum Senkenberg: Fragmentary skull.

 


cf. venustus RIEPPEL & WILD, 1994

Locality: Oberdorla, Thuringia State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Muschalkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMF R-4537b: Fragmentary skull.

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Species: blezingeri FRAAS, 1896
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:
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Species: lelmensis (HUENE, 1957)
Etymology: In reference to Lelm, Lower Saxony State, Germany, where the specimen was found.
= Elmosaurus lelmensis HUENE, 1957

Holotype: Sammlung Wehrmann, in Brauschewig, SMNS 59077 (formerly Technische Hochschule in Brauschweig)

Locality: Lelm, Elm, near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Upper Ceratites-layers.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material: Skull missing anterior tip and posterior end.

Referred material:

SMNS 59074
= Nothosaurus mirabilis referred specimen

Locality: Hegnabrunn near Kulmbach, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschalkalk.

Biostratigraphy: Spinosus zone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.

Material: Skull missing back of skull except for the right quadrate.

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Species: unexpectus (YOUNG, 1965) emend RIEPPEL, 1998
Etymology:
= Shingyisaurus unexpectus YOUNG, 1965
= Nothosaurus sp (“N. unexpectus”), (YOUNG, 1965) RIEPPEL, 1998

Holotype: GMC V1307 (IVPP V 2800 ?)

Locality: Dingy, Guizhou Province, China (WANG, LI, WANG, LI, WU & LIU, 2001) or Tachai, Tingchiao, Shingyi, Kweichou Province, China.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: A deformed skull with 5 anterior cervical vertebrae.

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Species: edingerae SCHULZ, 1970
Etymology:

Holotype: SMF R 4035

Locality: Bodemuhltal im Rothmaintal (Rotman river valley) near Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Note: Acrodus-Bank, uppermost Gispkeuper (associated with Estheria [now Palaeoestheria: Warth, 1969] laxitexta: A. Grossmann, in lit. 10.6.1920), uppermost Ladinian or lowermost Carnian, Middle or Lowermost Late Triassic (per RIEPPEL, 2000).

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

RIEPPEL & WILD, 1994

Locality: Esterienschichten, Anatinebank, Affaltrach, Germany.

Horizon: Late Gipskeuper.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Julian Substage, Lower Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Early Late Triassic.

Material:

SMNS 59072: Fragmentary skull of a juvenile.

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Species: transsylvanicus JURCSAK, 1976
Etymology:

Holotype: 7653

Locality: Orasul Alesd, Bihor County, Romania.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Triassic.

Material: Fragment of skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

JURSCAK, 1978

Number: Not given: Fragment of maxilla, cervical, dorsal and caudal centra.

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Species: tchernovi HAAS, 1980
Etymology:

Holotype: HUJ-Pal 3665

Locality: Makhtesh Ramon, Negev, Israel.

Horizon: Lower Member of the Saharonim Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle and upper Illyrian, upper Anisian or Frasanian or Lower Ladinian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

= Nothosaurus cf. tchernovi KEAR, RICH, VICKERS-RICH, ALI, AL-MUFARRIH, MATARI, AL-MASARY, & HALAWANI, 2010

Locality: Ar Rubay-iyah, 26°23’20.4”N, 44°14’3”E, northeast of Al Quway-iyah, central Saudi Arabia.

Horizon: Jilh Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Triassic.

Material:

SGS 07-10-02: Dorsal vertebra.

 

RIEPPEL, MAZIN & TTCHERNOV, 1999

Locality: Makhtesh Ramon, Negev, Israel.

Horizon: Middle member of the Gevanim Formation, Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

HUJ-Pal 757, 759, 2884, HUJ-Pal unnumbered: Partial skulls.

HUJ-Pal 1994: Posterior part of right lower jaw.

HUJ-Pal 1726: A cervical centrum.

HUJ-Pal 3882: Well preserved dorsal vertebra.

HUJ-Pal 812: Posterior dorsal or sacral vertebra.

HUJ-Pal 2001: Anterior caudal vertebra.

HUJ-Pal 344, 1061, 1226, 2013, 3880: Vertebrae.

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Species: cymatosauroides SANZ, 1983
Etymology:

Holotype: MBSB M-503, MBSB M-504 (part and counterpart)

Locality: 100 km southwest of Barcelona, in the vicinity of Mont-ral and Alcover, Tarragona Province, Spain.

Horizon: Muschalkak.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Ladinian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

MBSB M-727: Fragmentary remains.

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Species: haasi RIEPPEL, MAZIN & TCHERNOV, 1997
Etymology: In honor of the late Professor Georg Haas, who initiated the study of vertebrate fossils from the Muschelkalk of Nahal Ramon.

Holotype: HUJ-Pal. 2250

Locality: Makhtesh Ramon, Negev, Israel.

Horizon: Lower member of the Saharonim Formation, Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Anisian (Middle and Upper Illyrian) or Lower Ladinian Stage, Fassianian, Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material: Almost complete skull.

Referred material:

Note: Possibly a new genus?

HUJ-Pal. 3723: Partial skull.

HUJ-Pal, 321, 1487, 3881: Dorsal neural arches.

 

RIEPPEL, MAZIN & TTCHERNOV, 1999

Locality: Makhtesh Ramon, Negev, Israel.

Horizon: Middle member of the Gevanim Formation, Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Pelsonian, Upper Lower Anisian, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

HUJ-Pal 2049: Right humerus.

HUJ-Pal 2060: right humerus.

HUJ-Pal 2174: Left humerus.

HUJ-Pal 38B: Left femur.

HUJ-Pal 2045: Left femur.

HUJ-Pal 2173: Isolated right femur.

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Species: yangjuanensis JIANG, MAISCH, HAO, SUN & SUN, 2006
Etymology: In reference to the village of Yangjuan, where the specimen was found.

Holotype: GMPKU-P-1080

Locality: Yangjuan village, Xinmin District, Panxian County, close to Liupanshui city, Guizhou Province, China.

Horizon: Upper Member, Fuanling Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: A complete skull.

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Species: rostellatus SHANG, 2006
Etymology: Latin, rostell, "small rostrum."

Holotype: IVPP V 14294

Locality: Panxian, Guizhou Province, Southern China.

Horizon: Member II, Guanling Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: A complete skull and incomplete lower jaw and postcranial skeleton.

Paratype: IVPP V 14301: A nearly complete skull and incomplete postcranial skeleton.

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Species: zhangi LIU, HU, RIEPPEL, JIANG, BENTON, KELLEY, AITCHISON, ZHOU, WEN, HUANG, XIE, & LÜ, 2014
Etymology: In honor of Qiyue Zhang who discovered the Luoping biota.

Holotype: LPV 20167

Locality: Bed 165 of the Dawazi Section, Luoponig County, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Upper member, Guanling Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Complete lower jaw associated with partial postcranial skeleton.

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Species: cristatus HINZ, MATZKE & PFRETSCHNER, 2019
Etymology: After the pronounced sagittal crest that is unique among Nothosaurus.

Holotype: GPIT/RE/09800

Locality: Eschaneu Quarry, Located about 3 km southeast of Vellberg-Escheanu, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower part of the Lower Keuper, Lettenkeuper, Erfurt Formation, untere Graue Mergel.

Biostratigraphy: Just below the Anoplophora-dolomonte layer.

Age: Ladian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material: Almost complete skull.

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Species: luopingensis SHANG, LI & WANG, 2022
Etymology: In reference to Luoping County, Yunnan Province, China, where the specimen was discovered.

Holotype: IVPP V 24895

Locality: Waina Village, Luoping County, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Member II, Guanling Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Pelsonian Substage, Middle Anisian Stage, Early Mid Traissic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material: Complete skull and nearly complete skeleton lacking most of the tail.