Macrocnemus obristi Fraser and Furrer 2013 (archosauromorph)

Reptilia - Diapsida - Tanystropheidae

Full reference: N. Fraser and H. Furrer. 2013. A new species of Macrocnemus from the Middle Triassic of the eastern Swiss Alps. Swiss Journal of Geoscience 106:199-206

Belongs to Macrocnemus according to N. Fraser and H. Furrer 2013

Sister taxa: Macrocnemus anatinus, Macrocnemus bassanii, Macrocnemus fuyuanensis

Type specimen: PIMUZ A/III 1467, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Ducanfurgga, Davos, which is in a Fassanian marine shale in the Prosanto Formation of Switzerland.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Switzerland (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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