Psephosaurus Fraas 1896 (placodont)

Reptilia - Placodontia - Placochelyidae

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

Parent taxon: Placochelyidae according to O. Kuhn 1971

See also Carroll 1988, Fraas 1896, Rieppel 2000 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Glyphoderma, Psephochelys

Subtaxa: Psephosaurus suevicus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (1 collection), Israel (2), Turkey (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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