†Leptosaurus neptunius Goldfuss 1831 (lepidosaur)
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Reptilia - Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae
Alternative combinations: Homeosaurus neptunia, Homoeosaurus neptunius, Lacerta neptunia
Belongs to Leptosaurus according to M. Cocude-Michel 1963
See also Fabre 1981 and Grier 1914
Sister taxon: Leptosaurus pulchellus
Type specimen: "Collection de Bonn ? (no. 1305)" (partial skull). Its type locality is Monheim, which is in a Tithonian marine horizon in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Monheim
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