Metoposaurus diagnosticus Meyer 1842

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae

Alternative combinations: Labyrinthodon (Metopias) diagnosticus, Labyrinthodon diagnosticus, Metopias diagnosticus

Synonyms: Metopias santaecrucis Koken 1913, Metopias stuttgartensis Fraas 1913, Metoposaurus heimi Kuhn 1932, Metoposaurus stuttgartiensis Fraas 1913, Trigonosternum latum Schmidt 1931

Belongs to Metoposaurus according to T. Sulej 2007

See also Benton 1997, Chowdhury 1965, Colbert and Imbrie 1956, Hunt 1993, Kuhn 1932, Kuhn 1971, Milner and Schoch 2004, Owen 1859, Owen 1861, Schoch and Milner 2000 and Sulej 2002

Sister taxa: Metoposaurus algarvensis, Metoposaurus azerouali, Metoposaurus bakeri, Metoposaurus krasiejowensis, Metoposaurus santaecrucis, Metoposaurus ultimus

Subtaxa: Metoposaurus diagnosticus diagnosticus

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Type specimens:

  • Metoposaurus diagnosticus: SMNS 10825, a partial skull (Partial skull). Its type locality is Feuerbacher Heide, which is in a Carnian channel sandstone/sandstone in the Stuttgart Formation of Germany.
  • Metopias santaecrucis:
  • Metopias stuttgartensis: SMNS 11423, 12712, 12714 (syntypes), a set of postcrania (Clavicle, interclavicle, ribs). Its type locality is Sonnenberg, which is in a Carnian lacustrine horizon in the Weser Formation of Germany.
  • Metoposaurus heimi: BSPG 1931 X 3, a skull (Skull). Its type locality is Ebrach, bed number 7, which is in a Carnian lacustrine sandstone in the Hassberge Formation of Germany.
  • Metoposaurus stuttgartiensis:
  • Trigonosternum latum:

Distribution:

• Triassic of France (1 collection), Germany (9), Italy (1), Poland (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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