†Leptosaurus pulchellus Zittel 1887 (lepidosaur)
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Reptilia - Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae
Alternative combinations: Homeosaurus pulchellus, Homoeosaurus pulchellus
Belongs to Leptosaurus according to S. Renesto and G. Viohl 1997
See also Cocude-Michel 1963, Grier 1914 and Kuhn 1969
Sister taxon: Leptosaurus neptunius
Type specimen: IPHG no. 1887 VI 1, a skeleton (complete skeleton). Its type locality is Painten, near Kelheim, which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Painten Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Germany (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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