Genus: Simosaurus MEYER, 1842
Etymology: Greek, simos, “depressed, snub-nosed”, and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Snub-nosed lizard.

Species: gaillardoti MEYER, 1842
Etymology:

Holotype: Lost.

Locality: Luneville, Meurth-et-Moselle Department, France.

Horizon: Biostratigraphy:

Age: Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

Neotypes: MNHN R 301, AC. 9025, AC. 9028

Locality: Rehainvilers, Luneville, Meurth-et-Moselle Department, France.

Horizon: Upper Muscheklalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

R 301: Cast of a skull.
Note: Now lost?

MNHN F. AC. 9025: Fragmentary skull.

MNHN F. AC. 9028: Skull.

 

Referred material:

= Simosaurus gaillardoti

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

GPIT/RE/09313: Skull.

Unnumbered: 2 sacral vertebrae, sacral rib, gastralia, ilium, left ischium.

MB.R1: Left humerus.

MB.R11: Sacral rib.

MB.R15, 27, 119, 180: Ribs.

MB.R16: Rib, caudal rib, metacarpal I.

MB.R37: Dorsal neural arch, metacarpal III.

MB.R38, 124, 199: Dorsal centra.

MB.R42: Tooth, metacarpal V.

MB.R.52: Skull

MB.R53: Right pubis.

MB.R54: Tibia.

MB.R55: Metatarsal V.

MB.R58: Tooth.

MB.R65, 73: Sacral ribs.

MB.R74: Right ulna, metatarsal IV.

MB.R76: Right humerus.

MB.R81: Right femur.

MB.R82: Gastralia.

MB.R85: Metatarsal III.

MB.R98: Tooth and caudal vertebra.

MB.R101: Sacral rib, metatarsal I.

MB.R102: Caudal rib.

MB.R108, 143, 144, 145, 153, 170, 194: Dorsal neural arch.

MB.R112: Right radius, metacarpal II, phalange.

MB.R113, 166, 213: Dorsal vertebrae.

MB.R123: Astragalus.

MB.R130: Caudal centra.

MB.R139: Tooth.

MB.R151: Metacarpal IV.

MB.R154, 210, 212: Carpals.

MB.R168: Caudal rib.

MB.R182: Fibula.

MB.R192: Metatarsal II.

MB.R203, 208: Phalanges.

MB.R211: Tarsalia.

MB.R10046: Right coracoid.

MB.R15012: Skull fragment.

MB.R15955: Pectoral girdle.

MB.R16638: Dentary.

MB.R18535: Left coracoid.

Blezinger Collection: Interclavical, pectoral arch.

Locality: Niedenfels, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

MB.R10360: Skull.

 

CHAVES, ORTEGA & PEREZ-GARCIA, 2018

Locality: Künzelsau-Garnberg, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

MHI 1833: Skull.

 

Locality: Murr, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 16363: Skul.

 

Loclaity: Markgröningen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 56288: Skull.

 

CORROY, 1924

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

 

= Simosaurus cf. gaillardoti DALLA VECCHIA, 2009

Locality: Upper Lavaz Creek, 600m above sea level, near the Prerit and Baldor localities, Donga Village, 46°27'16"N, 13°19'02"E, Udine Province, northern part of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Autonomus Region, NE Italy.

Horizon: Lower part of the Rio del Lago Formation.

Biostratigraphy: aonoides Ammonoid Subzone.

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

Material:

MFSN 31870: Complete dorsal vertebra.

MFSN 34891, 34893, 34894, 34896, 34898, 34900, 34902: 7 isolated dorsal centra.

MFSN 34895, 34897, 34899, 34901: 4 partialy transverse processes.

MFSN 34884-34887: 4 complete and isolated dorsal neural arches.

MFSN 34888-34890: 3 incomplete dorsal neural arches.

MFSN 34892, 34903, 34907, 24908: 2 apical parts of the neural spines.

MFSN 34996: A partial centrum and with the basa part of its neuarl arch.

 

DIEDRICH, 2012

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

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

UM-O no. BT 689: Humerus.

UM-O unnumbered: Radius.

 

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

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMF no. R26: Humerus.

MB no. 1.039.17: Ulna.

MB. no. 1.092.01: Dorsal vertebra.

SMF no. R872: Femur.

SMF no. R85: Fibula.

SMF no. R95: Tibia.

DIEDRICH, 2013

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. 78/274: Ischium.

NME no. 78/480a: Sacral vertebra.

 

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringia State, Germany.

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

Biostratigraphy: pulcher Biozone, Plagiostoma beds.

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

Material:

MB R.124: Cervical centrum.

MB R.134.1: Tooth.

NME no. 78/326: Clavicle.

NME no. 78/231: Cervical neural rch.

NME no. 78/322: Coracoid.

NME no. 78/480: Dorsal vertebra.

NME no. 78/483: Dorsal cenra.

NME no. 78/494: Cervical vertebra.

NME no. unnumbered: Femur.

 

= Simosaurus cf. gaillardoti 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-626: 1 questionable cervical vertebra.

LAM-638: 1 questionable half ulna.

LAM-1476: An interclavicle fragment.

LAM-1496: 1 tibia.

LAM-unnumbered: 1 dorsal neural arch, and 1 gastralia.

 

JAEKEL, 1905

Locality: Niedenfels near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 10360: Skull missing the anterior tip and right posterior end.

HUENE, 1921

SMNS 11363: Skull.

 

RIEPPEL, 1994

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Mo 3, Discoceratitenschichten, Upper Muschalkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 15860: Fragmentary skull with braincase.

 


Locality: Schmalfelden near Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Mo 3, Discoceratitenschichten, Middle Muschalkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 50714: Skull with braincase.

 


Locality: Rüblingen near Kupferzell, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Mo 3, Discoceratitenschichten, Middle Muschalkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 50715: Skull with braincase.

CHAVES, ORTEGA & PEREZ-GARCIA, 2018

SMNS 59366: Skull.

 

RIEPPEL, 1994/HUENE, 1952

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 14733: Partial skeleton.

SMNS 16735a: Skull.

CPTI RE 1387: Skull (HUENE, 1921, Pls. 1-3).

SMNS 15995: Pectoral girdle (Huene, 1952, p. 174, fig. 61).

 

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #6 or #7, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 16638: Lower jaw (Huene, 1952, p. 173, fig 58).

 

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #5, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 16767: 3 parts of skull with braincase.

 

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #8, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 16736: Pectoral girdle (Huene, 1952, P. 174, fig. 65).

 

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #11, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 15012: Pectoral girdle (Huene, 1952, p. 174, fig. 60, Sues, 1987, p. 127).

 

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #13, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 17097: Right clavicle.

 

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

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #5, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 18220: Skull.

SMNS 18274: Skull.

 

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

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 18520: Skull.

SMNS 17590: Humerus.

SMNS 17223: Femur.

 

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

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #7, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 18373: Right scapula.

SMNS 18686: Humerus.

 

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

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #19, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 18550: Skull.

 

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

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #2, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 18637: Skull.

SMNS 18287: Humerus.

SMNS 18676: Femur.

 

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

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #4, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 18689a: Femur.

 

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

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, layer #13, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 15978: Tibia.

 

Locality: Lobenhausen near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 18658: Humerus.

 

Locality: Schmalfelden, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany.

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 50714: Skull.

 

Locality: Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Disoceratitenschichten, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS uncatalogued: Skull (Meyer, 1847-1855, Pl. 65, figs 1-2).

SMNS 7861: Lower jaw (FRAAS, 1986, p. 11, pl. 3).

SMNS 54763: Dorsal centrum.

SMNS 7862: Pectoral girdle (Fraas, 1896, p. 12, Huene, 1952, 174, Fig. 59).

SMNS 10046: Pectoral girdle (HUENE, 1952, p. 174, Fig. 64).

CHAVES, ORTEGA & PEREZ-GARCIA, 2018

SMNS 59943: Skull.

 

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

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy: spinosus biozone, layers #47-#49,

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

Material:

SMNS 59823: Interclavicle.

 

Locality: Wahlheim, Rhineland-Palatinate State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 7956: Humerus.

 

Locality: Schweningen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 52095: Humerus.

 

Locality: Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS uncatalogued: Humerus.

 

Locality: Wolfsbuch near Creglingen, Saschen (Saxony) State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 19052: Femur.

 

RIEPPEL, 1994

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

BSP 1932.1.13: Skull (JAEKEL, 1905, KUHN-SCHNEYER, 1961, RIEPPEL, 1989, 1994).

 

Locality: Neidenfels near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 11364: Skull (JAEKEL, 1905, fig. 4).

SMNHS 11364b: Skull.

 

Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Disococeratitenschichten, Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 15860: Skull.

 


Locality: Tiefenbach near Crailsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Discoceratitenschichten layer “Kruppel” below Grenzbone bed.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMNS 16639: Skull.

 


Locality: Obersontheim, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lower Gispkeuper.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

GTPI Untacataluged: Partial skeleton.

 

= Simosaurus guilelmi MEYER, 1855
Etymology:

Holotype: SMNS 16700

Locality: Hoheneck near Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Lettenkohlen-Sandstein.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

= Simosaurus guilelmi CORROY, 1924

Locality: Blainville.

Horizon: Lettenkohle.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Triassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary remains.

 

= Simosaurus guilielmi var. agusticeps n. var. HUENE, 1959
Etymology:

Holotype: GPIT/RE/1888

Locality: Obersontheim, near Balidorf, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Gispkeuper.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.