Claudiosaurus germaini Carroll 1981 (diapsid)

Reptilia - Eosuchia - Claudiosauridae

Full reference: R. L. Carroll. 1981. Plesiosaur Ancestors from the Upper Permian of Madagascar. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 293(1066):315-383

Belongs to Claudiosaurus according to R. L. Carroll 1981

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN (PM) 1978-6-1, a skeleton. Its type locality is Leoposa (Sakamena Fm.), which is in a Lopingian paralic shale in the Lower Sakamena Formation of Madagascar.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Permian of Madagascar (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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