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Eosauropterygia
Taxonomy
Eosauropterygia was named by Rieppel (1994).
It was assigned to Sauropterygia by Rieppel (2000), O'Keefe (2001), Renesto et al. (2014), Jiang et al. (2014) and Jiang et al. (2018); and to Sauropterygia by Rieppel (1994), Rieppel et al. (1997), Rieppel (1998), Rieppel (1999), Rieppel (2001), Klein and Albers (2009), Sato et al. (2014), Araújo et al. (2015), Cheng et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2019), Li and Liu (2020), Klein et al. (2022), Xu et al. (2023) and Hu et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Sauropterygia by Rieppel (2000), O'Keefe (2001), Renesto et al. (2014), Jiang et al. (2014) and Jiang et al. (2018); and to Sauropterygia by Rieppel (1994), Rieppel et al. (1997), Rieppel (1998), Rieppel (1999), Rieppel (2001), Klein and Albers (2009), Sato et al. (2014), Araújo et al. (2015), Cheng et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2019), Li and Liu (2020), Klein et al. (2022), Xu et al. (2023) and Hu et al. (2024).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1857 | Nothosaurus picardi Chop |
1994 | Eosauropterygia Rieppel p. 4 |
1997 | Eosauropterygia Rieppel et al. |
1998 | Eosauropterygia Rieppel p. 27 |
1999 | Eosauropterygia Rieppel p. 321 |
2000 | Eosauropterygia Rieppel |
2001 | Eosauropterygia O'Keefe p. 21 |
2001 | Eosauropterygia Rieppel |
2009 | Eosauropterygia Klein and Albers |
2014 | Eosauropterygia Jiang et al. |
2014 | Eosauropterygia Renesto et al. |
2014 | Eosauropterygia Sato et al. p. 122 |
2015 | Eosauropterygia Araújo et al. p. 2 |
2016 | Eosauropterygia Cheng et al. |
2018 | Eosauropterygia Jiang et al. |
2019 | Eosauropterygia Lin et al. p. 3 |
2020 | Eosauropterygia Li and Liu |
2022 | Eosauropterygia Klein et al. p. 7 |
2023 | Eosauropterygia Xu et al. p. 2 |
2024 | Eosauropterygia Hu et al. p. 2 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. †Eosauropterygia Rieppel 1994
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Fm. †Cymatosauridae von Huene
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G. †Hispaniasaurus Marquez-Aliaga et al. 2017
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†Hispaniasaurus cranioelongatus Marquez-Aliaga et al. 2017
Fm. †Nothosauridae Baur 1889
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G. †Germanosaurus Nopcsa 1928
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†Germanosaurus schafferi Arthaber 1924
Invalid names: Germanosaurus latissimus Gürich 1891 [nomen dubium]
G. †Lamprosauroides Schmidt 1927
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†Lamprosauroides goepperti Meyer 1860
Invalid names: Lamprosaurus Meyer 1860 [replaced]
G. †Metanothosaurus Yabe and Shikana 1948
Subfm. †Nothosaurinae Nopcsa 1923
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G. †Lariosaurus Curioni 1847
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†Lariosaurus balsami Curioni 1841
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Invalid names: Deirosaurus italicus Owen 1854 [synonym], Eupodosaurus longobardicus Boulenger 1891 [synonym], Macromirosaurus plini Curioni 1847 [synonym], Proneusticosaurus carinthiacus Arthaber 1924 [synonym]
†Lariosaurus buzzii Tschanz 1989
†Lariosaurus curionii Rieppel 1998
†Lariosaurus hongguoensis Jiang et al. 2006
†Lariosaurus juvenilis Edinger 1921
†Lariosaurus sanxiaensis Cheng 2016
†Lariosaurus teutonicus Diedrich 1996
†Lariosaurus valceresii Tintori and Renesto 1990
†Lariosaurus vosseveldensis Klein et al. 2016
†Lariosaurus winkelhorsti Klein and Albers 2009
†Lariosaurus xingyiensis Li et al. 2002
†Lariosaurus youngi Li and Rieppel 2004
Invalid names: Deirosaurus Owen 1854 [synonym], Eupodosaurus Boulenger 1891 [synonym], Lariosaurus lavizzarii Kuhn-Schnyder 1987 [nomen dubium], Macromerosauro Curioni 1863 [synonym], Macromerosaurus Cornalia 1854 [synonym], Macromirosaurus Curioni 1847 [synonym], Rhaeticonia Broili 1927 [synonym], Rhaeticonia rothpletzi Broili 1927 [nomen dubium], Silvestrosaurus Kuhn-Schnyder 1990 [synonym]
G. †Nothosaurus Münster 1834
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†Nothosaurus cristatus Hinz et al. 2019
†Nothosaurus cymatosauroides Sanz 1983
†Nothosaurus edingerae Schultze 1970
†Nothosaurus giganteus Münster 1834
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Invalid names: Nothosaurus aduncidens Meyer 1855 [synonym], Nothosaurus andriani Meyer 1839 [synonym], Nothosaurus angustifrons Meyer and Plieninger 1844 [synonym], Nothosaurus baruthicus Geissler 1895 [synonym], Nothosaurus chelydrops Fraas 1896 [synonym], Opeosaurus suevicus Meyer 1847 [synonym], Paranothosaurus amsleri Peyer 1939 [synonym]
†Nothosaurus haasi Rieppel et al. 1997
†Nothosaurus jagisteus Rieppel 2001
†Nothosaurus marchicus Koken 1893
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Invalid names: Nothosaurus crassus Schröder 1914 [synonym], Nothosaurus oldenburgi Schröder 1914 [synonym], Nothosaurus procerus Schröder 1914 [synonym], Nothosaurus raabi Schröder 1914 [synonym], Nothosaurus schroederi Huene 1944 [synonym], Nothosaurus winterswijkensis Albers and Rieppel 2003 [synonym]
†Nothosaurus mirabilis Münster 1834
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Invalid names: Dracosaurus bronni Auct 1834 [synonym], Nothosaurus bergeri Meyer 1834 [synonym], Nothosaurus muensteri Meyer 1847 [synonym]
†Nothosaurus occiduus Leidy 1870
†Nothosaurus rostellatus Shang 2006
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Invalid names: Nothosaurus rostellatus Shang 2006 [objective synonym]
†Nothosaurus tchernowi Haas 1980
†Nothosaurus yangjuanensis Jiang et al. 2006
†Nothosaurus zhangi Liu et al. 2014
Invalid names: Conchiosaurus clavatus Meyer 1833 [nomen dubium], Dracosaurus Munster 1834 [synonym], Elmosaurus Huene 1957 [synonym], Elmosaurus lelmensis Huene 1957 [nomen dubium], Kolposaurus Skuphos 1893 [synonym], Kolposaurus dichthadius Skuphos 1893 [nomen dubium], Metriorhynchus priscus Münster 1834 [nomen nudum], Nothosaurus hecki Fritsch 1894 [nomen dubium], Nothosaurus schimperi Meyer 1834 [nomen dubium], Nothosaurus unexpectus Young 1965 [nomen dubium], Nothosaurus venustus Munster 1834 [nomen dubium], Opeosaurus Meyer 1847 [synonym], Paranothosaurus Peyer 1939 [synonym], Plesiosaurus speciosus Munster 1834 [nomen nudum], Shingyisaurus Young 1965 [synonym], Simosaurus mougeoti Meyer 1847 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Nothosaurus cuvieri Quenstedt 1885 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. †Nothosauroidea Huene 1956
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Subor. †Pachypleurosauria
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G. †Dianmeisaurus Shang and Li 2015
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†Dianmeisaurus gracilis Shang and Li 2015
†Dianmeisaurus mutaensis Hu et al. 2024
Superfm. †Pachypleurosauroidea Huene 1956
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Fm. †Keichousauridae Young 1965
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Fm. †Pachypleurosauridae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Anarosaurus Dames 1890
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†Anarosaurus heterodontus Rieppel and Lin 1995
†Anarosaurus pumilio Dames 1890
G. †Dactylosaurus Gürich 1884
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†Dactylosaurus gracilis Gürich 1884
†Dactylosaurus schroederi Nopsca 1928
G. †Neusticosaurus Seeley 1882
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†Neusticosaurus edwardsi Sander 1989
†Neusticosaurus edwardsii Sander 1989
†Neusticosaurus peyeri Sander 1989
†Neusticosaurus pusillus Fraas 1881
†Neusticosaurus pygmaeus Fraas 1896
†Neusticosaurus toeplitschi Nopsca 1928
G. †Pachypleurosaurus Broili 1927
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†Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi Sander 1989
†Pachypleurosaurus staubi Kuhn-Schnyder 1959
G. †Psilotrachelosaurus Nopsca 1928
G. †Serpianosaurus Rieppel 1989
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†Serpianosaurus germanicus Diedrich 2013
†Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis Rieppel 1989
Invalid names: Neusticosaurinae Seeley [empty], Pachypleurosaurinae Nopsca 1928 [empty]
Subor. †Pistosauroidea Baur 1887
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G. †Cymatosaurus Fritsch 1894
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†Cymatosaurus erikae Maisch 2014
†Cymatosaurus fridericianus Frtisch 1894
†Cymatosaurus gracilis Schrammen 1899
†Cymatosaurus latifrons Gürich 1884
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Invalid names: Cymatosaurus silesiacus Schrammen 1899 [objective synonym]
†Cymatosaurus minor Rieppel and Wernburg 1998
†Cymatosaurus multidentatus Huene 1958
Invalid names: Cymatosaurus erythreus Huene 1944 [nomen dubium], Eurysaurus Gaudry 1878 [synonym], Proneusticosaurus Volz 1902 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cymatosauria Huene 1944 [empty]
Invalid names: Nothosaurus picardi Chop 1857 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 251.20000 to 201.40000 Ma
Collections (175 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Induan - Anisian | Myanmar | Pachypleurosauria indet. (224588) | |
Smithian - Spathian | China (Jiangxi) | Hanosaurus hupehensis (98007) | |
Spathian | USA (Wyoming) | Corosaurus alcovensis (85941 138080 138081 138082) | |
Spathian - Olenekian | China (Anhui) | Majiashanosaurus discocoracoidis (194788) | |
Olenekian | China (Hubei) | Keichousaurus yuananensis, Lariosaurus sanxiaensis (100271) | |
Olenekian | China (Guangxi) | Kwangsisaurus orientalis (97989) | |
Olenekian | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | Nothosauria indet. (27343) | |
Olenekian - Anisian | Jordan (Janoobiah) | Nothosaurus sp. (201987) | |
Aegean - Bithynian | Germany (Baden-Württeberg) | Cymatosaurus sp. (134506) | |
Anisian | Germany (Thuringia) | Cymatosaurus minor (105188) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus marchius (138118) | |
Anisian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Anarosaurus pumilio (195570) Conchiosaurus clavatus, Nothosaurus venustus (138114) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosauridae indet., Nothosaurus mirabilis, Doliovertebra fritschi, Nothosaurus hecki, Anarosaurus heterodontus (138123) | |
Anisian | China (Yunnan) | Dawazisaurus brevis (194784) Dianmeisaurus mutaensis (232975) | |
Anisian | Poland (Opolskie) | Dactylosaurus gracilis (96435) | |
Anisian | Germany (Hessen) | Nothosaurus sp. (44358) | |
Anisian | China (Guizhou) | Nothosaurus rostellatus (98906) Pachypleurosauria indet. (100295) Sanchiaosaurus dengi (97990) Wumengosaurus delicatomandibularis (104866) | |
Anisian | Austria (Arlberg) | Cymatosaurus multidentatus (138070) | |
Anisian | Poland | Cymatosaurus fridericianus, Nothosaurus latifrons, Germanosaurus schafferi, Nothosaurus hecki, Kolposaurus dichthadius, Proneusticosaurus silesiacus, Cymatosaurus sp. (63538) Cymatosaurus sp., Cymatosaurus latifrons, Germanosaurus latissimus, Proneusticosaurus madelungi (138068) | |
Anisian | Poland (Silesia) | Dactylosaurus gracilis (195571) | |
Anisian | Slovakia (Banská Bystrica) | Neusticosaurus sp. (196589) | |
Anisian | Netherlands (Gelderland) | Nothosaurus sp., Nothosaurus winterswijkensis, Nothosaurus marchicus, Nothosaurus winkelhorsti, Anarosaurus heterodontus, Dactylosaurus gracilis, Lariosaurus vosseveldensis (96875) | |
Anisian | Germany | Cymatosaurus erytheus (138071) Nothosaurus hecki (138122) Nothosaurus schroederi, Nothosaurus crassus (138116) Nothosaurus sp. (138090) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosaurus giganteus (130793) | |
Anisian | Israel | Nothosaurus sp. (63939) | |
Anisian | Switzerland (Ticino) | Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis (86828) | |
Bithynian | Germany | Cymatosaurus erikae (138069) | |
Bithynian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Cymatosaurus fridericianus (106438) | |
Bithynian | Poland (Opolskie) | Cymatosaurus gracilis (104812) | |
Bithynian | Netherlands | Cymatosaurus sp., Anarosaurus heterodontus (106538) | |
Illyrian | Israel | Nothosaurus sp. (63945) | |
Illyrian | Switzerland (Ticino) | Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis (86830 86831 86832 86833) | |
Illyrian | Germany (Bavaria) | Lariosaurus buzzii (196168) | |
Illyrian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Nothosaurus sp. (139348) | |
Illyrian | Italy | Pachypleura edwardsii (149323) | |
Illyrian | Germany | Nothosaurus marchius, Nothosaurus oldenburgi, Nothosaurus procerus, Nothosaurus raabi (138117) | |
Illyrian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Nothosaurus juvenilis (105185) | |
Pelsonian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Serpianosaurus germanicus (196743) | |
Pelsonian | China (Guizhou) | Lariosaurus hongguoensis, Panzhousaurus rotundirostris (103539) Wumengosaurus delicatomandibularis, Nothosaurus yangjuanensis (103987) | |
Pelsonian | Italy (Trentino) | Nothosaurus sp., Eosauropterygia indet., Pachypleurosauria indet. (99307) | |
Pelsonian | Slovenia | Pachypleurosauroidea indet. (166628) | |
Pelsonian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Lariosaurus teutonicus (196513) | |
Pelsonian | China (Yunnan) | Dianmeisaurus gracilis, Luopingosaurus imparilis (123839) Dianopachysaurus dingi, Diandongosaurus acutidentatus (97946) Honghesaurus longicaudalis (233825) Nothosaurus zhangi (194777) | |
Pelsonian - Illyrian | Poland | Dactylosaurus schroederi (34729) | |
Anisian - Ladinian | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) | Neusticosaurus pygmaeus (31768) Proneusticosaurus sp. (31770) | |
Anisian - Ladinian | Switzerland (Kanton Tessin) | Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis, Paranothosaurus amsleri (86837) | |
Anisian - Ladinian | Switzerland | Neusticosaurus sp. (13344) | |
Anisian - Ladinian | Italy (Piedmont) | Nothosaurus juvenilis, Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi (86708) | |
Anisian - Ladinian | Switzerland (Ticino) | Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis (86838 86839 86840) | |
Anisian - Ladinian | United Kingdom (England) | Nothosauroidea indet. (24666) | |
Middle Triassic | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Nothosaurus munsteri, Nothosaurus giganteus (39763) | |
Middle Triassic | Bulgaria | Nothosaurus giganteus (138113) | |
Middle Triassic | China (Sichuan) | Pachypleurosauridae indet. (37605) | |
Middle Triassic | Israel | Nothosauridae indet. (28400) Nothosaurus tchernowi (109252) | |
Middle Triassic | China (Guizhou) | Chinchenia sungi (97985) | |
Illyrian - Fassanian | Switzerland | Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis, Lariosaurus buzzii (122057) | |
Illyrian - Fassanian | Israel (Neguev) | Nothosaurus haasi (194778) | |
Ladinian | Germany | Elmosaurus lelmensis (138125) Nothosaurus giganteus (138098 138099 138100 138103 138109 138110 138111 138112) Nothosaurus giganteus, Opeosaurus suevicus (138088) Nothosaurus marchius (138120 138121) Nothosaurus mirabilis (138124) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus (138096 138097) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus, Nothosaurus aduncidens, Nothosaurus angustifrons (59927) Nothosaurus sp. (138091 138102) | |
Ladinian | Switzerland | Ceresiosaurus calcagnii (138130) | |
Ladinian | Germany (Thuringia) | Lariosaurus buzzii, Nothosaurus marchius, Nothosaurus sp. (138101) | |
Ladinian | Italy (Lombardia) | Pachypleurosaurus staubi (106316) | |
Ladinian | Germany (Bavaria) | Nothosaurus giganteus (138105 138107 138108) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus (138106) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus (138087) | |
Ladinian | Germany (Hohenlohe) | Nothosaurus jagisteus (194779) | |
Ladinian | Hungary | Nothosaurus sp. (156151) | |
Ladinian | Switzerland (onte San Giorgio) | Neusticosaurus peyeri (194785) | |
Ladinian | Germany (Bayern) | Nothosaurus giganteus (138085) | |
Ladinian | Germany (Baden-Württemburg) | Pachypleurosauroidea indet., Nothosaurus giganteus (138083) | |
Ladinian | China (Guizhou) | Lariosaurus xingyiensis, Nothosaurus youngi (98851) Qianxisaurus chajiangensis (135701) Yunguisaurus liae (130791) | |
Ladinian | Spain (Aragon) | Lariosaurus balsami (110826) | |
Ladinian | France | Lariosaurus curionii (138129) | |
Ladinian | France (Grand Est) | Simosaurus mougeoti, Nothosaurus andriani (137680) | |
Ladinian | Saudi Arabia | Nothosaurus giganteus (149548) Nothosaurus sp., Pachypleurosauridae indet. (149547) | |
Ladinian | Switzerland (Ticino) | Lariosaurus balsami (110930) Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi, Ceresiosaurus lanzi (86841) Pachypleurosaurus sp., Ceresiosaurus calcagnii (110929) | |
Ladinian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Nothosaurus cristatus (203272) Nothosaurus giganteus (138084 138104) Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus giganteus (138089) Nothosaurus sp. (48685 66100) | |
Ladinian | Italy | Eupodosaurus longobardicus (138126) Lariosaurus balsami (138127) | |
Ladinian | China (Yunnan) | Keichousaurus sp. (106668) Yunguisaurus liae (119443 130792) | |
Ladinian | Spain (Cuenca) | Hispaniasaurus cranioelongatus (195711) | |
Fassanian | Switzerland | Ceresiosaurus sp. (122066 180491 180492 180502 180515) Ceresiosaurus sp., Neusticosaurus sp. (180497) Ceresiosaurus sp., Neusticosaurus sp., Neusticosaurus peyeri (180493) Neusticosaurus sp. (180508) Pachypleurosauria indet., Prosantosaurus scheffoldi (117530) | |
Fassanian | Switzerland (Ticino) | Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis (86834 86835 86836) | |
Fassanian | Israel | Nothosaurus sp. (63949) | |
Fassanian | Switzerland (Graubünden) | Pachypleurosaurus staubi (196661) | |
Fassanian | Italy | Neusticosaurus pusilis (201785) | |
Longobardian | Spain (Soria) | Nothosaurus giganteus (196600) | |
Longobardian | Italy (Lecco) | Lariosaurus sp., Lariosaurus balsami, Neusticosaurus pusillus, Deirosaurus italicus (120901) | |
Longobardian | Spain (Tarragona) | Nothosaurus sp., Lariosaurus balsami, Lariosaurus calcagnii, Nothosaurus cymatosauroides (109710) | |
Longobardian | Italy | Lariosaurus sp., Lariosaurus valceresii, Neusticosaurus edwardsii (116568) Odoiporosaurus teruzzii (116567) | |
Longobardian | Austria (Karnten) | Lariosaurus balsami, Psilotrachelosaurus toeplitschi (195572) | |
Longobardian | China (Yunnan) | Lariosaurus sp., Keichousaurus hui (196166) | |
Longobardian | Germany (Thuringia) | Nothosaurus bergeri (106359) | |
Longobardian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Neusticosaurus pusillus, Nothosaurus sp. (101873) Nothosaurus sp., Nothosaurus mirabilis (106357) | |
Longobardian | China (Guizhou) | Keichousaurus sp. (153371 175087) Keichousaurus sp., Lariosaurus xingyiensis, Nothosaurus youngi (196506) Shingyisaurus unexpectus, Keichousaurus hui (98691) Wangosaurus brevirostris (98907) Yunguisaurus sp., Wangosaurus brevirostris (196507) | |
Ladinian - Carnian | China (Yunnan) | Brevicaudosaurus jiyangshanensis (227366 227367) | |
Carnian | Germany | Nothosaurus sp. (206033) | |
Carnian | Italy (Udine) | Nothosaurus giganteus (99309) | |
Late/Upper Triassic | Germany | Nothosaurus edingerae (138095) | |
Julian | Italy | Nothosauridae indet. (144939) Nothosaurus sp. (137429) | |
Tuvalian | USA (California) | Nothosaurus sp. (142608) | |
Norian | Switzerland (Schaffhausen) | Nothosauridae indet. (47803) | |
Rhaetian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Nothosaurus cloacinus (91635) |