Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Pachypleurosauridae
Full reference: C. G. Diedrich. 2013. The marine pachypleurosaur Serpianosaurus germanicus nov. spec. - skeleton and isolated bone remains from the Pelsonian (Middle Triassic) of the European Germanic Basin carbonate intertidals and its paleobiology and taphonomy. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 61:159-168
Belongs to Serpianosaurus according to C. G. Diedrich 2013
Sister taxon: Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis
Type specimen: NMM 2329, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Heteborn Quarry, which is in a Pelsonian marine limestone in the Karlstadt Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Heteborn Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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