Ohmdenosaurus liasicus Wild 1978 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: R. Wild. 1978. Ein Sauropoden-Rest (Reptilia, Saurischia) aus dem Posidonienschiefer (Lias, Toarcium) von Holzmaden [A new sauropod (Reptilia, Saurischia) from the Posidonienschiefer (Lias, Toarcian) of Holzmaden]. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 41:1-15

Belongs to Ohmdenosaurus according to P. Upchurch et al. 2004

See also Bonaparte 1986, Buffetaut 1997, Loyal et al. 1996, McIntosh 1990, Royo-Torres et al. 2006 and Wild 1978

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Hauff Museum, a set of limb elements (tibia, astragalus). Its type locality is Ohmden, Holzmaden (Epsilon II-4), which is in a Toarcian marine shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Ohmden, Holzmaden (Epsilon II-4)

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