Reptilia - Eosuchia - Pleurosauridae
Full reference: J. Fabre. 1974. Un squelette de Pleurosaurus ginsburgi nov. sp. (Rhynchocephalia) du Portlandien du Petit Plan de Canjuers (Var). Comptes Rendus des Seances de L'Academie des Sciences, Serie D 278(19):2417-2420
Belongs to Pleurosaurus according to J. Fabre 1974
Sister taxon: Pleurosaurus goldfussi
Type specimen: Pleurosaurus cf. goldfussi L. Ginsburg and G. Mennessier 1970 (MNHN specimen), a partial skeleton (skull and partial skeleton). Its type locality is Canjuers-Les Bessons quarry (micronatum biozone), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal lime mudstone/mudstone in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Canjuers-Les Bessons quarry (micronatum biozone)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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