Near Bayreuth: Middle Triassic, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Placodontia
- Cyamodontidae
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Placodus laticeps n. sp.
Owen 1859
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| synonym of Cyamodus muensteri | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Placodontia
- Placodontidae
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Placodus pachygnathus n. sp.
Owen 1859
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Placodus | ||||||||||
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Placodus andriani
Agassiz 1839
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Placodus | ||||||||||
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Placodus bathygnathus
Owen 1859
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Placodus | ||||||||||
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Placodus gigas
Agassiz 1833
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Rieppel 1994 | 4 individuals | ||||||||
| SMF 4162, skull fragment (Rieppel 1944, fig. 41); SMF R-360 (skull of Broili 1912, p. 147); SMF R-359 (skull); BSP AS VII 1209 (mandible) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Bayern | County: | Bayreuth |
| Coordinates: | 49.9° North, 11.6° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 16.4° North, 19.2° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Middle Triassic |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 2 | ||
| Key time interval: | Middle Triassic | ||
| Age range of interval: | 247.20000 - 237.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Muschelkalk |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | few |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Museum repositories: | BMNH |
Metadata
| Database number: | 105334 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, R. Benson | Enterer: | H. Street, R. Benson |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-02-19 09:18:09 | Last modified: | 2022-11-09 15:35:05 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-02-19 09:18:09 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35234. | R. Owen. 1859. Description of the skull and teeth of the Placodus laticeps, Ow, with indications of other new species of Placodus, and evidence of the saurian nature of that extinct genus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 9:157-159 [M. Carrano/H. Street/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 55639 | R. L. Paton. 1975. A Catalogue of Fossil Vertebrates in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. Part Four / Amphibia & Reptilia. Royal Scottish Museum Information Series. Geology 5 1-38 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 44166 | O. Rieppel. 1994. Osteology of Simosaurus gaillardoti and the relationships of stem-group Sauropterygia. Fieldiana: Geology, new series 28:1-85 [R. Benson/R. Benson/R. Benson] |