Genus: Metoposaurus LYDEKKER, 1890
Etymology:
= Metopias MEYER, 1844 non GORY, 1832 (Metopias curculionoides, Insecta, Staphylinidae)
Etymology:
Species: diagnosticus (MEYER, 1844) LYDEKKER, 1890
Subspecies: diagnosticus (MEYER, 1844) SULEJ, 2002
Etymology:
= Metoposaurus diagnosticus (MEYER, 1844) LYDEKKER, 1890
= Metopias diagnosticus MEYER, 1844
= Labyrinthodon diagnosticus (MEYER, 1844) OWEN, 1861
Holotype: SMNS 10825
Locality: Feuerbacher Heide (Feuerbacher Haide of older authors), near Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemburg State, Germany.
Horizon: Schilfsandstein.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early-late Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Fragmentary skull.
Referred material:
FRAAS
SMNS 4943: Skull.
SMNS 1010, 1011 (part and counterpart): An almost complete skull roof with a fragment of a left ramus of the lower jaw preserved in sandstone.
SMNS: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
MILNER & SCHOCH, 2004
SMNS 59768: 2 centra.
CORROY, 1928
Locality: Gemmelaincourt, Crainvillers and Baden-Wurtemberg, France and Germany.
Horizon: Lower Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Fragmentary clavicles and interclavicles.
HUENE, 1908
Locality: Aust Cliff, near Bristol, Gloucestershire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
Number: Not given:
MILNER & SCHOCH, 2004
Locality: Rilchingen-Hanweiler, Germany.
Horizon: Schilfsandstein.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early-late Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
SMNS 5143: Right half of skull (roof and palate) with artiulated 2/3rds of the trunk.
WERNEBURG, 1990/1991
Locality: Bedheim, South Thurigen, Thuringia State, Germany.
Horizon: Lower Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
Naturhistorisches Museum Schleusigne, NHMS-MT 1: Fragmentary Interclavicle and clavicle.
Phyletisches Museum Jena, PMJ-P124, 1247: Interclavicles.
= Metoposaurus heimi KUHN, 1932
Etymology:Holotype: BSP 1931 X 3
Locality: Near Ebrach, Upper Franconia, Bayern (Bavaria) State, southeastern Germany.
Horizon: Middle Keuper, Hassberge Formation, Blasensandstein.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Carnian (Julina) Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Skull.
= Metoposaurus stuttgariensis FRAAS, 1913
Etymology: In reference to Stuttgart, Baden-Wurtemberug State, Germany.
=Metopias (Metoposaurus) stuttgartiensis FRAAS, 1913Syntypes: SMNS 12713, 12714
Locality: Sonnenberg, near Stuttgart, Baden-Wurtemberug State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material: 12713 some ribs and 12714 vertebrae.
Referred material:
SMNS 12710: Exocciptial.
HUENE, 1922
Nr. 12710: Left exocciptial.
MILNER & SCOCH, 2004
SMNS 210: Lingual portion of a mandible.
SMNS 309: Partial symphysis.
SMNS 10505: Intercentrum.
Locality: Rote Wand, Untere Bute Mergel, Baden-Wurtemberug State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
SMNS 56633: Small skull.
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Subspecies: krasiejowensis SULEJ, 2002
Etymology: In reference to the village of Krasiejow, Silesia Province, Poland, the type locality.
= Metoposaurus diagnosticus DZIK, SUIEJ, KAIM & NIEDZWIDEZKI, 2000
Holotype: ZPAL Ab III 358
Locality: Krasiejo, Opole Silesia, Silesia Province, Poland.
Horizon: Probably Drawno beds coeval to the Lehrberg Beds of Germany.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Skull.
Referred material:
ZPAL AB III 10, 116, 681, 682, 683, 684, 689: Complete skulls.
ZPAL Ab III 3, 4, 11, 318: Almost complete skulls.
ZPAL Ab III 6: Postorbital parts of skull.
ZPAL Ab III 13, 357: A preorbital skull fragment.
ZPAL Ab III 90, 91, 92, 117, 122, 314: Dermal elements of the shoulder girdle incomplete interclavicles.
ZPAL Ab III 317: A complete interclavicle.
ZPAL Ab III 72, 87, 143: Incomplete interclavicles.
ZPAL Ab III 306, 333: Almost complete clavicles.
KONIETZK-MEIER & WAWRO, 2007
UOBS 02068-02070, ZPAL AbIII 685/1: 4 complete skulls.
UOBS 01288, 02059-02061, 2067, ZPAL AbIII899, AbIII970/1, AbIII1671: 8 mandibles.
GRUTMEJER, KONIETZKO-MEIER, & BODZIOCH, 2016/KONIETZKO-MEIER, GRUNTMEJER, MARCE-NOGUGUE, BODZIOCH & FORTUNY, 2018
UOPB 00124, 01029: Nealry conplete skull.
GRUNTMEJER, KONIETZKO-MEIER, BODZIOCH & FORTUNY, 2018
UOPB 012017, 01144, 01145: Mandibles.
KONIETZKO-MEIER, TESCHNER, BODZIOCH & SANDER, 2020
UOPB 0097/10-25: Humers, radius, ulna, and bones of the manus, clavicle, interclavical, patial scapula, ribs, and centrum.
SURMIK, SLOWIAK-MORKOVINA, SZCZYGIELSKI, KAMASZEWSKI, KALITA, TESCHNER, DRODZ, DUCA, ROTHSCHILD & KONIETZKO-MEIER, 2022
ZPAL AB III/2467: 2 independent intercentra.
Note: Pathologic neoplasm-affected.
TESCHNER, SANDER & KONIETZKO-MEIER, 2018
UOBS 0034, 00036, 00108, 11019, 00126, 00574, 01418: Complete humerii.
UOPB 00033, 00113,00494, 00777: Humeri with destroyed distal ends.
Locality: Sonnenberg, near Stuttgart, Baden-Wurtemberug State, Germany.Horizon: Lehrberg beds, Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
SMNS 11423: An interclavicle and left clavicle
= Meptosaurus sp indet.Locality: Fichtenberg, Baden-Wurtemberug State, Germany.
Horizon: Lehrberg beds, Middle Kuper, Kieselsandstein.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic.
Material:
SMNS 80573: An impression of the part of the skull roof.
= Metoposaurus diagnosticus LYDEKKER, 1890
Locality: Near Stuttgart, Baden-Wurtemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Triassic.
Material:
BMNH 37938: Fragmentary skull.
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Species: algarvensis BRUSATTE, BUTLER, MATEUS & STEYER, 2015
Etymology: Latin, from Algarve, the region in southern Portugal where the specimens are from.
Holotype: FCT-UNL 600 (field number P-C5-11A)
Locality: Penina Bonebed, Loule Municipality, Algarve Region, southern Portugal.
Horizon: Upper part of Gres de Silves Formation (or Group).
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic.
Material: Nearly complete skull preserving the occiput and part of the palate but lacking the anterior tip of the skull.
Referred material:
FCT-UNL 601 (field number P-C5-IIB): P partial but larger skull preserved together with the holotype, adn preserving part of the occiput and palate.
FCT-UNL 604: Fragment of the anterior end of skull, preserving the anterior portion of snouth and the circumnarial region.
FCT-UNL-605 (field number P-C6-2): Posterior portino of a large skull.
FCT-UNL 606 (field number P-D6-4): A relatively complete large skull.
FCT-UNL 607 (field number P-D7-2): The occipital region of a large skull.
FCT-UNL 608 (field number P-D7-5): A fragment of the palatal region of the left skull, including portions of the maxilla and jugal on teh dorsal surface.
FCT-UNL 609 (field number P-B3-9): A well preserved and relaitively complete left mandible missing the posterior region, including the glenoid.
FCT-UNL 610 (field number P-X2): The symphysial region of a right dentary.
FCT-UNL 611 (field number P-A3025): Left clavicle and associated inerclavicle.
FCT-UNL 612 (field number P-D7-8): A partial right clavicle.
FCT-UNL 613 (field number P-C6-5): A blocke of associated interclavicles.