Reptilia - Diapsida - Tanystropheidae
Full reference: F. Bassani. 1886. Sui fossili e sull'età degli schisti bituminosi triasici di Besano in Lombardia [On the fossils and the age of the Triassic bituminous schist of Besano in Lombardy]. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturale del Museo Civili de Storia Naturali 29:15-72
Belongs to Tanystropheus according to M. D. Ezcurra 2016
Sister taxa: Chelyzoon, Chelyzoon blezingeri, Chelyzoon latum, Nothosaurus blezingeri, Tanystrophaeus posthumus, Tanystropheus biharicus, Tanystropheus conspicuus, Tanystropheus haasi, Tanystropheus hydroides, Tanystropheus meridensis, Procerosaurus cruralis, Pectenosaurus strunzi, Tribelesodon longobardicus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Besano (MCSN Milan collection), which is in an Illyrian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Italy
Ecology: ground dwelling piscivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (1 collection), Switzerland (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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