†Homoeosaurus maximiliani von Meyer 1847 (lepidosaur)
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Reptilia - Eosuchia - Homoeosauridae
Alternative combination: Homeosaurus maximiliani
Synonyms: Homeosaurus jourdani Lortet 1892, Homoeosaurus jourdani Lortet 1892
Belongs to Homoeosaurus according to J. Fabre 1981
See also Cocude-Michel 1963, Grier 1914, Lortet 1892 and Wagner 1853
Sister taxa: Homoeosaurus macrodactylus, Homoeosaurus parvipes, Homoeosaurus rhodani, Homoeosaurus solnhofensis, Homoeosaurus struckmanni
Type specimens:
- Homoeosaurus maximiliani: Meyer 1847 holotype (no number given; since lost). Neotype: IPHG no. AS I 565, a partial skeleton (Holotype and neotype both partial skeletons). Its type locality is Compsognathus type, Kapfelberg (BSP), which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Painten Formation of Germany.
- Homoeosaurus jourdani: Its type locality is Cerin, Jura, which is in a Kimmeridgian terrestrial horizon in France.
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