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Nothosauridae

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Nothosaurus cuvieri Quenstedt p. 215 figs. Plate 16, figs 2-6, 12-15
1889Nothosauridae Baur
1889Nothosauridae Lydekker p. 287
1890Nothosauridae Zittel p. 478
1898Nothosaurus cuvieri Spangenberg p. 407
1910Nothosauridae Jaekel p. 335
1928Nothosauridae Nopsca p. 43
1946Nothosauridae Kuhn p. 59
1965Nothosauridae Young p. 344
1966Nothosauridae Kuhn p. 112
1971Nothosauridae Kuhn p. 18
1971Nothosaurus cuvieri Kuhn p. 18
1988Nothosauridae Carroll
1994Nothosauridae Rieppel p. 10 fig. 1
1996Nothosauridae Rieppel and Wild p. 3
1997Nothosauridae Rieppel p. 15
1997Nothosauridae Rieppel et al.
1998Nothosauridae Rieppel p. 27
2000Nothosauridae Rieppel
2001Nothosauridae Rieppel
2003Nothosauridae Albers and Rieppel p. 738
2006Nothosauridae Jiang et al.
2008Nothosauridae Chrzastek p. 232
2009Nothosauridae Klein and Albers
2014Nothosauridae Liu et al.
2019Nothosauridae Hinz et al.

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

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.

Fm. †Nothosauridae Baur 1889
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G. †Brevicaudosaurus Shang et al. 2020
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†Brevicaudosaurus jiyangshanensis Shang et al. 2020
G. †Ceresiosaurus Peyer 1931
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†Ceresiosaurus lanzi Hänni 2004
G. †Germanosaurus Nopcsa 1928
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†Germanosaurus schafferi Arthaber 1924
Invalid names: Germanosaurus latissimus Gürich 1891 [nomen dubium]
G. †Lamprosauroides Schmidt 1927
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Invalid names: Lamprosaurus Meyer 1860 [replaced]
G. †Metanothosaurus Yabe and Shikana 1948
G. †Micronothosaurus Haas 1963
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Subfm. †Nothosaurinae Nopcsa 1923
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G. †Lariosaurus Curioni 1847
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†Lariosaurus balsami Curioni 1841
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Invalid names: Deirosaurus italicus Owen 1854 [synonym], Eupodosaurus longobardicus Boulenger 1891 [synonym], Macromirosaurus plini Curioni 1847 [synonym], Proneusticosaurus carinthiacus Arthaber 1924 [synonym]
†Lariosaurus buzzii Tschanz 1989
†Lariosaurus curionii Rieppel 1998
†Lariosaurus hongguoensis Jiang et al. 2006
†Lariosaurus juvenilis Edinger 1921
†Lariosaurus teutonicus Diedrich 1996
†Lariosaurus valceresii Tintori and Renesto 1990
†Lariosaurus vosseveldensis Klein et al. 2016
†Lariosaurus winkelhorsti Klein and Albers 2009
†Lariosaurus xingyiensis Li et al. 2002
†Lariosaurus youngi Li and Rieppel 2004
Invalid names: Deirosaurus Owen 1854 [synonym], Eupodosaurus Boulenger 1891 [synonym], Lariosaurus lavizzarii Kuhn-Schnyder 1987 [nomen dubium], Macromerosauro Curioni 1863 [synonym], Macromerosaurus Cornalia 1854 [synonym], Macromirosaurus Curioni 1847 [synonym], Rhaeticonia Broili 1927 [synonym], Rhaeticonia rothpletzi Broili 1927 [nomen dubium], Silvestrosaurus Kuhn-Schnyder 1990 [synonym]
G. †Nothosaurus Münster 1834
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†Nothosaurus cristatus Hinz et al. 2019
†Nothosaurus edingerae Schultze 1970
†Nothosaurus giganteus Münster 1834
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Invalid names: Nothosaurus aduncidens Meyer 1855 [synonym], Nothosaurus andriani Meyer 1839 [synonym], Nothosaurus angustifrons Meyer and Plieninger 1844 [synonym], Nothosaurus baruthicus Geissler 1895 [synonym], Nothosaurus chelydrops Fraas 1896 [synonym], Opeosaurus suevicus Meyer 1847 [synonym], Paranothosaurus amsleri Peyer 1939 [synonym]
†Nothosaurus haasi Rieppel et al. 1997
†Nothosaurus jagisteus Rieppel 2001
†Nothosaurus marchicus Koken 1893
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Invalid names: Nothosaurus crassus Schröder 1914 [synonym], Nothosaurus oldenburgi Schröder 1914 [synonym], Nothosaurus procerus Schröder 1914 [synonym], Nothosaurus raabi Schröder 1914 [synonym], Nothosaurus schroederi Huene 1944 [synonym], Nothosaurus winterswijkensis Albers and Rieppel 2003 [synonym]
†Nothosaurus mirabilis Münster 1834
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Invalid names: Dracosaurus bronni Auct 1834 [synonym], Nothosaurus bergeri Meyer 1834 [synonym], Nothosaurus muensteri Meyer 1847 [synonym]
†Nothosaurus occiduus Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Nothosaurus rostellatus Shang 2006 [objective synonym]
†Nothosaurus tchernowi Haas 1980
†Nothosaurus yangjuanensis Jiang et al. 2006
†Nothosaurus zhangi Liu et al. 2014
Invalid names: Conchiosaurus clavatus Meyer 1833 [nomen dubium], Dracosaurus Munster 1834 [synonym], Elmosaurus Huene 1957 [synonym], Elmosaurus lelmensis Huene 1957 [nomen dubium], Kolposaurus Skuphos 1893 [synonym], Kolposaurus dichthadius Skuphos 1893 [nomen dubium], Metriorhynchus priscus Münster 1834 [nomen nudum], Nothosaurus hecki Fritsch 1894 [nomen dubium], Nothosaurus schimperi Meyer 1834 [nomen dubium], Nothosaurus unexpectus Young 1965 [nomen dubium], Nothosaurus venustus Munster 1834 [nomen dubium], Opeosaurus Meyer 1847 [synonym], Paranothosaurus Peyer 1939 [synonym], Plesiosaurus speciosus Munster 1834 [nomen nudum], Shingyisaurus Young 1965 [synonym], Simosaurus mougeoti Meyer 1847 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Nothosaurus cuvieri Quenstedt 1885 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Rieppel and R. Wild 1996Small to large eusauropterygians with a distinctly constricted snout, pineal foramen displaced posteriorly; jugal excluded from posterior margin of orbit; maxillary tooth row extending to level of anterior margin of upper temporal fenestra or beyond; reduced dorsal exposure of prefrontal.
O. Rieppel 1997Small to large eosauropterygians with a strongly depressed skull; snout constricted; dorsal exposure of prefrontal reduced; jugal (usually) excluded from posterior margin of orbit; premaxillary and anterior dentary fangs present.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 251.20000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (108 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2China (Hubei) Lariosaurus sanxiaensis (100271)
Olenekian - Anisian251.2 - 242.0Jordan (Janoobiah) Nothosaurus sp. (201987)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Germanosaurus latissimus (138068) Germanosaurus schafferi, Nothosaurus hecki, Kolposaurus dichthadius (63538)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Netherlands (Gelderland) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosaurus winterswijkensis, Nothosaurus marchicus, Nothosaurus winkelhorsti, Lariosaurus vosseveldensis (96875)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Israel Nothosaurus sp. (63939)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Nothosaurus hecki (138122) Nothosaurus schroederi, Nothosaurus crassus (138116) Nothosaurus sp. (138090) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosaurus giganteus (130793)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Nothosaurus rostellatus (98906)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Nothosaurus sp. (44358)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Conchiosaurus clavatus, Nothosaurus venustus (138114) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosauridae indet., Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus hecki (138123)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Thuringia) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus marchius (138118)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Israel Nothosaurus sp. (63945)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Nothosaurus marchius, Nothosaurus oldenburgi, Nothosaurus procerus, Nothosaurus raabi (138117)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Nothosaurus sp. (139348)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nothosaurus juvenilis (105185)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Bavaria) Lariosaurus buzzii (196168)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Trentino) Nothosaurus sp. (99307)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Lariosaurus hongguoensis (103539) Nothosaurus yangjuanensis (103987)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Lariosaurus teutonicus (196513)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Nothosaurus zhangi (194777)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Switzerland (Kanton Tessin) Paranothosaurus amsleri (86837)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Piedmont) Nothosaurus juvenilis (86708)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nothosaurus munsteri, Nothosaurus giganteus (39763)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Israel Nothosauridae indet. (28400) Nothosaurus tchernowi (109252)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bulgaria Nothosaurus giganteus (138113)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Israel (Neguev) Nothosaurus haasi (194778)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Switzerland Lariosaurus buzzii (122057)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Bavaria) Nothosaurus giganteus (138105 138107 138108) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus (138106) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus (138087)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Eupodosaurus longobardicus (138126) Lariosaurus balsami (138127)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Elmosaurus lelmensis (138125) Nothosaurus giganteus (138098 138099 138100 138103 138109 138110 138111 138112) Nothosaurus giganteus, Opeosaurus suevicus (138088) Nothosaurus marchius (138120 138121) Nothosaurus mirabilis (138124) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus (138096 138097) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus, Nothosaurus aduncidens, Nothosaurus angustifrons (59927) Nothosaurus sp. (138091 138102)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain (Aragon) Lariosaurus balsami (110826)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Switzerland Ceresiosaurus calcagnii (138130)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Hohenlohe) Nothosaurus jagisteus (194779)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Bayern) Nothosaurus giganteus (138085)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nothosaurus cristatus (203272) Nothosaurus giganteus (138084 138104) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus (138089) Nothosaurus sp. (48685 66100)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0France Lariosaurus curionii (138129)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Lariosaurus xingyiensis, Nothosaurus youngi (98851)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Switzerland (Ticino) Ceresiosaurus calcagnii (110929) Ceresiosaurus lanzi (86841) Lariosaurus balsami (110930)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary Nothosaurus sp. (156151)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Saudi Arabia Nothosaurus giganteus (149548) Nothosaurus sp. (149547)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0France (Grand Est) Simosaurus mougeoti, Nothosaurus andriani (137680)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemburg) Nothosaurus giganteus (138083)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Thuringia) Lariosaurus buzzii, Nothosaurus marchius, Nothosaurus sp. (138101)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Israel Nothosaurus sp. (63949)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland Ceresiosaurus sp. (122066 180491 180492 180493 180497 180502 180515)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy Lariosaurus sp., Lariosaurus valceresii (116568)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Lecco) Lariosaurus sp., Lariosaurus balsami, Deirosaurus italicus (120901)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Yunnan) Lariosaurus sp. (196166)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Lariosaurus xingyiensis, Nothosaurus youngi (196506) Shingyisaurus unexpectus (98691)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Austria (Karnten) Lariosaurus balsami (195572)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nothosaurus sp. (101873) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosaurus mirabilis (106357)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Germany (Thuringia) Nothosaurus bergeri (106359)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Tarragona) Nothosaurus sp., Lariosaurus balsami, Lariosaurus calcagnii, Nothosaurus cymatosauroides (109710)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Soria) Nothosaurus giganteus (196600)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0China (Yunnan) Brevicaudosaurus jiyangshanensis (227366 227367)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Nothosaurus sp. (206033)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Udine) Nothosaurus giganteus (99309)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Nothosaurus edingerae (138095)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Nothosauridae indet. (144939) Nothosaurus sp. (137429)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Nothosaurus sp. (142608)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Switzerland (Schaffhausen) Nothosauridae indet. (47803)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nothosaurus cloacinus (91635)