†Adriosaurus suessi Seeley 1881 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Dolichosauridae
Synonym: Acteosaurus crassicostatus Calligaris 1993
Full reference: H. G. Seeley. 1881. On remains of a small lizard from Neocomian rocks of Comen, near Trieste, preserved in the Geological Museum of the University of Vienna. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 37:52-56
Belongs to Adriosaurus according to M. S. Y. Lee and M. W. Caldwell 2000
See also Caldwell and Lee 2004 and Seeley 1881
Sister taxa: Adriosaurus microbrachis, Adriosaurus skrbinensis
Type specimens:
- Adriosaurus suessi: Geological Museum, University of Vienna, a partial skeleton (Slab with posterior trunk region, pelvis, hindlimb, and tail). Its type locality is Komen, which is in a Cenomanian marginal marine limestone in Slovenia.
- Acteosaurus crassicostatus: MCSNT 9400a & b, a partial skeleton (Articulated portion of the anterior postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Comen, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian marginal marine limestone in Slovenia.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Slovenia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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