†Thadeosaurus colcanapi Carroll 1981 (diapsid)
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Reptilia - Eosuchia - Younginidae
Synonym: Broomia madagascariensis Piveteau 1926
Full reference: R. L. Carroll. 1981. Plesiosaur Ancestors from the Upper Permian of Madagascar. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 293(1066):315-383
Belongs to Thadeosaurus according to P. J. Currie 1982
See also Carroll 1981
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Thadeosaurus colcanapi: MNHN (PM) 1908-11-13/1908-11-19, a partial skeleton (part and counterpart of skeleton without skull). Its type locality is Mt. Eliva (Sakamena Fm.), which is in a Lopingian terrestrial horizon in the Lower Sakamena Formation of Madagascar.
- Broomia madagascariensis:
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mt. Eliva (Sakamena Fm.)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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