Placodus duplicatus Fraas 1896 (placodont)

Reptilia - Placodontia - Placodontidae

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 Placodus according to E. Fraas 1896

Sister taxa: Crurosaurus problematicus, Placodus aethiops, Placodus andriani, Placodus angustus, Placodus bathygnathus, Placodus bombidens, Placodus gigas, Placodus gracilis, Placodus impressus, Placodus inexpectatus, Placodus pachygnathus, Placodus rugosus

Ecology: slow-moving amphibious durophage

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Placodus duplicatus in the database

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