Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Plagiosauridae
Alternative combination: Plagiosternum pustuliferum
Full reference: E. Fraas. 1896. Die Schwäbischen Trias-Saurier nach dem Material der Kgl. Naturalien-Sammlung in Stuttgart zusammengestellt [Swabian Triassic dinosaurs based on the material in the Royal Natural History Collection compiled in Stuttgart]. Festgabe des Königlichen Naturalien-Cabinets In Stuttgart zur 42 Versammlung der Deutschen geologischen Gesellschaft in Stuttgart, August 1896. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlag-handlung (E. Koch), Stuttgart 1-18
Belongs to Plagiosuchus according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Damiani et al. 2009, Fraas 1896 and Kuhn 1971
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS 55909, a set of postcrania (Partial interclavicle). Its type locality is Gaildorf, which is in a Longobardian estuary/bay shale in the Erfurt Formation of Germany.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Germany (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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