†Weigeltisaurus jaekeli Weigelt 1930 (diapsid)
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Reptilia - Eosuchia - Weigeltisauridae
Alternative combinations: Coelurosauravus jaekeli, Palaeochamaeleo jaekeli
Synonym: Gracilisaurus ottoi Weigelt 1930
Full reference: J. Weigelt. 1930. Palaeochamaeleo jaekeli nov. gen. nov. sp., ein neuer Rhynchocephale aus dem Mansfelder Kupferschiefer. Leopoldina (2nd series) 6:625-642
Belongs to Weigeltisaurus according to V. V. Bulanov and A. G. Sennikov 2015
See also Evans 1982, Evans and Haubold 1987, Weigelt 1930 and Weigelt 1930
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Weigeltisaurus jaekeli: SSWG 113/7, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Mansfeld mining district, which is in a Wuchiapingian offshore claystone in the Werra Formation of Germany.
- Gracilisaurus ottoi: GM 1462, a partial skeleton (vertebrae, hindlimb and ribs). Its type locality is Mansfeld mining district, which is in a Wuchiapingian offshore claystone in the Werra Formation of Germany.
Ecology: volant
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (5 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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