Pistosaurus longaevus Meyer 1839 (diapsid)

Reptilia - Sauropterygia

Synonyms: Nothosaurus struntzi Geissler 1895, Nothosaurus strunzi Geissler 1895, Pistosaurus grandaevus Meyer 1839 [objective synonym]

Full reference: H. v. Meyer. 1839. …in dem Muschelkalke der Gegend von Bayreuth gefundenen und der reichhaltigen Kreis-Sammlung angehörigen Saurier-Schädel… […saurian skulls found in the Muschelkalke in the Bayreuth area and belonging to the rich Kreis Collection…]. …saurian skulls found in the Muschelkalke in the Bayreuth area and belonging to the rich Kreis Collection… 1839:699-701

Belongs to Pistosaurus according to F. R. O'Keefe 2001

See also Kuhn 1971, Lydekker 1889, Meyer 1839, Meyer 1855, Owen 1859, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Spangenberg 1898 and Sues 1987

Sister taxa: none

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (3 collections), Italy (1), Poland (3)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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