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 Tribelesodon according to F. Bassani 1886
See also Ezcurra 2016, Kuhn 1971 and Renesto 2005
Sister taxa: Chelyzoon, Chelyzoon blezingeri, Chelyzoon latum, Nothosaurus blezingeri, Tanystrophaeus posthumus, Tanystropheus biharicus, Tanystropheus conspicuus, Tanystropheus haasi, Tanystropheus hydroides, Tanystropheus longobardicus, Tanystropheus meridensis, Pectenosaurus strunzi, Procerosaurus cruralis
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: found only at Besano (MCSN Milan collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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