Genus: Pistosaurus MEYER, 1839
Etymology: Greek, pistos, “liquid”, and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Liquid lizard.

Species: longaevus MEYER, 1839
Etymology:

 

SURMIK, ROTHSCHILD, DULSKI & JANISEWSKA, 2017

Locality: Rybna, Tarnowskie gory town District, upper Silesia, southern Poland.

Horizon: Boruszowice Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Illyrian/Fassanian Substage, Late Ansian Stage, Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Middle Triassic.

Material: SUT-MG/F/Tvert/43-1: Proximal part of the femur.

Note: The presence of decompression syndrome-related avasclar necrosis.

 

Locality: Bad Sulza, Thuringa State, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

NME 78.341: A complete femur.

Note: Shows infectious process-related filigree texture adn irregular disruption (cauliflower-like form) of pathologically overgrown bone tissue wiht draining sinus indentified.

 

Locality: Bindlach, Baveria, Germany.

Horizon: Upper Muschelkalk.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SMF.R.2011: An isolated, complete humerus.

Note: Has typical joint surface collapse (subsidence) as a result fo bends related AVN.

 

Locality: ?

Horizon:?

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

MHI 931: A complete femur. Shos significant degradation of teh articular surface as a result of infectious process, numerous draining sinuses and islets of pathological plaque.