Species
Valid Extinct

Cymatosaurus fridericianus

Frtisch 1894

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
Eosauropterygia Order
Pistosauroidea Suborder
Cymatosaurus Genus
Cymatosaurus fridericianus Species
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇵🇱 Poland
2
🇩🇪 Germany
1
Geological formations
Wellenkalk
2
Röt
1
Temporal distribution
Anisian (247–241.464 Ma)
3
Bibliography
Original description
F. R. O'Keefe. 2001. A cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision of the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia). Acta Zoologica Fennica 213:1-63
Bibliography (3)
M. W. Maisch. 2014. A well preserved skull of Cymatosaurus (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the uppermost Buntsandstein (Middle Triassic) of Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen 272(2):213-224 DOI ↗
O. Rieppel. 1999. Variation of cranial characters in Cymatosaurus 'gracilis' Schrammen 1899 (Reptilia, Sauropterygia), and its implications for systematics. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 73(3/4):369-375 DOI ↗
O. Rieppel. 1997. Revision of the sauropterygian reptile genus Cymatosaurus v. Fritsch, 1894, and the relationships of Germanosaurus Nopcsa, 1928, from the Middle Triassic of Europe. Fieldiana: Geology, new series 36:1-36 DOI ↗