Palaeosaurus sternbergii Meyer 1855

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Alternative combinations: Sphenosaurus sternbergi, Sphenosaurus sternbergii

Full reference: H. v. Meyer. 1855. Zur Fauna der Vorwelt. Die Saurier des Muschelkalkes mit Rücksicht auf die Saurier aus Buntem Sandstein und Keuper [The Fauna of the Ancient World. The Saurians of the Muschelkalk with Regard to the Saurians of the Buntem Sandstone and Keuper] viii-167

Belongs to Sphenosaurus according to R. Owen 1860

See also Meyer 1855, Owen 1859 and Quenstedt 1882

Sister taxa: none

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeosaurus sternbergii in the database

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