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Nothosaurus marchius

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Conchiosaurus clavatus, Elmosaurus lelmensis, Kolposaurus dichthadius, Metriorhynchus priscus, N. cristatus, N. cymatosauroides, N. edingerae, N. giganteus (syn. N. baruthicus, Opeosaurus suevicus, N. aduncidens, N. angustifrons, N. chelydrops, Paranothosaurus amsleri, N. andriani), N. haasi, N. hecki, N. jagisteus, N. marchicus (syn. N. crassus, N. schroederi, N. procerus, N. winterswijkensis, N. raabi, N. oldenburgi), N. mirabilis (syn. Dracosaurus bronni, N. muensteri, N. bergeri), N. occiduus, N. rostellatus (syn. N. rostellatus), N. schimperi, N. tchernowi, N. unexpectus, N. venustus, N. yangjuanensis, N. zhangi, Plesiosaurus speciosus, Simosaurus mougeoti

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderEosauropterygia
familyNothosauridaeBaur 1889
genusNothosaurusMünster 1834
speciesmarchius

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Thuringia) Nothosaurus marchius (138118)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Nothosaurus marchius (138117)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Nothosaurus marchius (138120 138121)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Thuringia) Nothosaurus marchius (138101)