Genus: Nicrosaurus O. FRAAS, 1866
Etymology:
= Lophorhinus MEHL, 1915 (sic)
= Lophosaurus MEHL, 1915 vide HAY, 1902/FITSINGER, 1843 (sic)
= Lophoprosopus MEHL, 1915
Etymology:
= Microsaurus ROMER, 1956/DeJEAN, 1833 (sic)
Species: kappffi (MEYER, 1861) FRAAS, 1866
Etymology:
= Belodon kappffi MEYER, 1861
= Lophoprosopus kappffi (MEYER, 1861) MEHL, 1915
= Phytosaurus kappffii (MEYER, 1861) McGREGOR, 1906
Paralectotype: SMNS 54708
Locality: Probably from Heslacher Wand, Stuttgart-Heslach (Von Lowensein, Stuttgart, Wildenau), Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Lowenstein Formation (old Stubensandstein, Middle Keuper).
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Anterior half of a left premaxilla.
Lectotype: SMNS 4060 and SMNS uncat. no. 15: Badly corroded and damaged snout fragment.
Referred material:
HAVLIK, AIGLSTORFER, ATFY, & UHL, 2013
Locality: Federal highway construction site B29 - Ortsumgehung Schwäbisch Gmünd "Gmünder Einhorn Tunnel" in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Lower Löwenstein Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
GPIT/RE/7341: Long bone fragment.
GPIT/RE/7335, 7337, 7339, 7342: 4 teeth.
HUNGERBUHLER, 2000
Locality: Gaisburg, Near Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Middle Stubensandstein, Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
SMNS 5727: Skull.
SMNS 23078: prenarial portion of a snout of a large individual with about 30 well-preserved teeth.
Locality: From former quarries near the villages of Heslach and Kaltental, in the vicinity of Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Southern Germany.
Horizon: Middle Stubensandstein, Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
SMNS 4378: Almost complete skull.
SMNS 4379: Complete and almost undistorted skull.
SMNS 5725: Preorbital part of a large skull.
SMNS 5726: Complete skull.
SMNS 4380: Complete mandible.
SMNS 5730: Right mandibular ramus with 26 teeth, five of with are artificial.
LYDEKKER, 1888
Locality: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
BMNH 39477: Cast of the cranium.
BMNH 42743: The Skull lacking most of the posterior parts behind the supratemporal fenestrae.
BMNH 38037: Posterior portion of skull.
BMNH 38039: Fragmentary palato-maxilla.
BMNH 38040: Fragmentary premaxilla.
BMNH 38041: Fragmentary skull.
BMNH 38042: Fragment of left temporal region.
BMNH 38043: Fragment of left temporal region.
BMNH 38044: Right partial.
BMNH 37994: Fragmentary skull.
BMNH 38036: Complete mandible with 64 teeth preserved.
BMNH 42744: Complete mandible with a total of 19 teeth preserved.
BMNH 38045: Fragmentary right dentary with 3 teeth.
BMNH 38046: Fragmentary left mandibular symphysis of a juvenile.
BMNH 38047: Right splenial.
BMNH 38048: Fragmentary left spleinal.
BMNH 38049: Fragmentary right splenial.
BMNH 38050: Fragmentary right splenial.
BMNH 38052: Fragmentary right dentary.
BMNH 38068: Teeth.
BMNH 38060-61: 2 bones not improbably belonging to the hyoid apparatus.
BMNH 38069: 2 cervical vertebrae.
BMNH 38070: Fragmentary 6th dorsal vertebra.
BMNH 38071-79: Imperfect dorsal vertebrae.
BMNH 38080: 4 caudal centra.
BMNH 38081: A chevron.
BMNH 38082: The arch and part of the centrum of the 8th (?) dorsal vertebra.
BMNH 42746: Fragmentary dorsal vertebra.
BMNH 38091: 3 fragmentary ribs.
BMNH 38047: An abdominal rib.
BMNH 38067: Fragmentary right scapula of a juvenile.
BMNH 38066: Left coracoid.
BMNH 38055: Fragmentary right humerus.
BMNH 38056: Left humerus.
BMNH 38063: Left ilium.
BMNH 38064: Fragmentary right ilium.
BMNH 38065: Pubis.
BMNH 38054: Right femur.
BMNH 38059: Left tibia.
BMNH 38083: Dorsal scute.
BMNH 38084: Fragmentary right dorsal scute.
BMNH 38085: Fragmentary dorsal scute.
BMNH 38086: Fragment right dorsal scute.
BMNH 38087: A small dorsal scute.
BMNH 38088: Dorsal scute.
BMNH 38089: 3 dorsal scutes.
BMNH 38090: Imperfect dorsal scutes.
BMNH 42748: Fragmentary dorsal scute.
BMNH 42748a: Fragmentary dorsal scute.
MEYER, 1861
Locality: Heslach, near Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Stubensandstein, Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
SMS? Elements of skulls, and skeletal elements, and dorsal scutes.
Note: As per HUNT, 1994
Lectotype: SMNS partial rostrum (MEYER, 1861, Pl. 30).
Paralectotype: SMNS rostral tip (MEYER, 1861, pl. 31, fig. 9-12.)
Referred material:
SMNS: 3 skulls on display.
SMNS 5729: Partial skull.
HUENE, 1911
Locality: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Upper Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
No. 5726: Skull.
No. 5735: Fragmentary skull.
HUENE 1908, GALTON 1984, 1985
Locality: Heslach, near Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Middle Stubensandstein, Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
SMNS 5715: Right ilium.
HUENE, 1922
Locality: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
Nr. 4391: Right femur.
Nr. 12671: Dorsal vertebrae.
Nr.? Left ischium, right humerus, left ulna, right tibia, left fibula, metatarsal V, IV, III, II, I.
Locality: Pfaffehnofen, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Stubensandstein, Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
Nr.? Scapula and coracoid, interclavical, right ilium.
Nr. 12986: Femur, ilium ischium and pubis.
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Species: meyeri HUNGERBUHLER & HUNT, 2000
Etymology: In honor of Christian Hermann von Meyer (1801-1869), for his pioneering
contributions to our knowledge of Triassic vertebrates that includes the
first descriptions of phytosaur skulls referable to the new genus.
= Belodon plieningeri MEYER, 1860 (partim)
= Phytosaurus plieningeri (MEYER, 1842) LYDEKKER, 1888
= Phytosaurus kappffii (MEYER, 1842) ABEL,
1923 (partim)
Holotype: SMNS 13240
Locality: Quarry “Weißser Steinbruch”, Pfaffenhofen, northern Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Middle Stubensandstein, subunit sc 1, “werkstein” beds, Stubensandstein, Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Skull in two pieces.
Referred material:
SMNS 12593/2: Skull lacking the snout.
BMNH 38038: Right mandibular ramus.
GPIT 261/011: Right mandibular ramus.
Locality: Kayh, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany.Horizon: Middle Stubensandstein, subunit sc 1, “werkstein” beds, Stubensandstein, Middle Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
SMNS 4059: partial skull.
BMNH 42745: Complete skull.
BMNH 38039: Snout fragment.
BPT 2070.001: Partial skull.
NHM (BM[NH]) R. 3582: Skull.
= Phytosaurus plieningeri LYDEKKER, 1888
Locality: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Keuper.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material:
BMNH 42745: Nearly complete skull.
BMNH 38038: Right ramus and teeth.
Note: Nicrosaurus sp nova HUNGERBUHLER, 1999