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, 2001Locality:
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, 1925Locality: 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, 1994Locality: 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
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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 specimenLocality: 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.
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Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Lower Middle Triassic.
Material: A deformed skull with 5 anterior cervical vertebrae.
Shingyisaurus unexpectus after YOUNG, 1965: A) dorsal and B) ventral views.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.