Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi Sander 1989 (diapsid)

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Pachypleurosauridae

Full reference: P. M. Sander. 1989. The pachypleurosaurids (Reptilia: Nothosauria) from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland) with the description of a new species. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 325:561-666

Belongs to Pachypleurosaurus according to Kuhn-Schnyder 1974

Sister taxon: Pachypleurosaurus staubi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Besano (Scisti bituminosi), which is in an Anisian/Ladinian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Italy

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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