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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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