†Pleurosaurus goldfussi von Meyer 1831 (lepidosaur)
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Reptilia - Eosuchia - Pleurosauridae
Synonyms: Anguisaurus bipes Münster 1839, Anguisaurus minor Wagner 1860, Anguisaurus munsteri Wagner 1858, Pleurosaurus minor Wagner 1860, Saurophidium munsteri Wagner 1858
Full reference: H. von Meyer. 1831. [Pleurosaurus goldfussi.]. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 15:194-195
Belongs to Pleurosaurus according to M. Cocude-Michel 1963
See also Lortet 1892, Meyer 1857, Seeley 1869 and von Meyer 1831
Sister taxon: Pleurosaurus ginsburgi
Type specimens:
- Pleurosaurus goldfussi: von Meyer 1831 holotype, a skeleton (complete skeleton). Its type locality is Daiting (BSPG collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.
- Anguisaurus bipes: Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
- Anguisaurus minor:
- Anguisaurus munsteri:
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (3 collections), Germany (7)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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