Species
Valid Extinct

Nothosaurus giganteus

(Münster 1834)

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
35
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
Eosauropterygia Order
Nothosauridae Family
Nothosaurus Genus
Nothosaurus giganteus Species
Fossil sites 35 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
29
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
1
🇫🇷 France
1
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
1
🇪🇸 Spain
1
🇮🇹 Italy
1
Geological formations
Besano
1
Trochitenkalk
1
Jilh
1
Royuela
1
Temporal distribution
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
1
Ladinian (241.464–237 Ma)
30
Anisian (246.7–241.464 Ma)
4
Synonyms (7)
Nothosaurus aduncidens subjective synonym of Nothosaurus giganteus
Nothosaurus andriani subjective synonym of Nothosaurus giganteus
Nothosaurus angustifrons subjective synonym of Nothosaurus giganteus
Nothosaurus baruthicus subjective synonym of Nothosaurus giganteus
Nothosaurus chelydrops subjective synonym of Nothosaurus giganteus
Opeosaurus suevicus subjective synonym of Nothosaurus giganteus
Paranothosaurus amsleri subjective synonym of Nothosaurus giganteus
Bibliography
Original description
R. Lydekker. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia, Part II. Containing the orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia DOI ↗
Bibliography (8)
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M. Dalla Vecchia and M. Avanzini. 2002. New findings of isolated remains of Triassic reptiles from Northeastern Italy. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 42(2-3):215-235
O. Rieppel and R. Wild. 1996. A revision of the genus Nothosaurus (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Germanic Triassic, with comments on the status of Conchiosaurus clavatus. Fieldiana: Geology, new series 34:1-82 DOI ↗
A. Toroni. 1979. Les reptiles du Trias moyen du Monte San Giorgio, Tessin [The reptiles from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio, Tessino]. Bulletin der Vereinigung Schweiz. Petroleum Geologen und Ingenieure 45(109):17-34
E. Fraas. 1896. Die Schwäbischen Trias-Saurier nach dem Material der Kgl. Naturalien-Sammlung in Stuttgart zusammengestellt [Swabian Triassic dinosaurs based on the material in the Royal Natural History Collection compiled in Stuttgart]. Festgabe des Königlichen Naturalien-Cabinets In Stuttgart zur 42 Versammlung der Deutschen geologischen Gesellschaft in Stuttgart, August 1896. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlag-handlung (E. Koch), Stuttgart
H. v. Meyer. 1855. Zur Fauna der Vorwelt. Die Saurier des Muschelkalkes mit Rücksicht auf die Saurier aus Buntem Sandstein und Keuper [The Fauna of the Ancient World. The Saurians of the Muschelkalk with Regard to the Saurians of the Buntem Sandstone and Keuper] DOI ↗
P. Gervais. 1852. Zoologie et Paléontologie Françaises (Animaux Vertébrés) ou Nouvelles Recherches sur les Animaux Vivants et Fossiles de la France. 1–3:1-274+ DOI ↗