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 001000.00
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: Ceratites flexuosus through C. compressus Zones, 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
Etymology:
Holotype:
Locality:
Horizon:
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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.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
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.
Horizon: Grabfeld Formation, Middle Keuper Subgroup.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Julian-Tuvalian, Carnian Stage, Early late Traissic Epoch, Early Late Traissic.
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: Grabfeld Formation, Middle Keuper Subgroup (Late Gipskeuper).
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Julian-tuvalian 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.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
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
Etymology:
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: jagisteus RIEPPEL, 2001
Etymology:
Holotype: SMNS 56618
Locality: Quarry of Schotterwerke Hohenlohe-Bauland, Berlichingen, Hohenlohe District, Baden-Wurttemberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Kunzelsau Subformation, Meissner Formation, Upper Muschalk Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Fassanian, Ladinian Stage, Late Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Middle Triassic.
Material: Anterior portion of partially articulated skeleton including the skull, cervical and anterior dorsal sections of the vertebral column, cervical an ddorsal ribs, gastralia, pectoral girdle, disarticualted forelimbs, and right pubis.
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-PV-75067 (GPIT/RE/09800)
Locality: Schumann Quarry, Eschaneu, Located about 3 km southeast of Vellberg-Escheanu, Baden-Württenberg State, Germany.
Horizon: Lower part of the Lower Keuper, Lettenkeuper, Erfurt Formation, untere Graue Mergelm, Bed E5.
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.