Germanosaurus, meaning "German lizard", is an extinct aquatic genus of nothosauridsauropterygian known from the early Middle Triassic (early Anisian stage) Lower Muschelkalk of what was known as Upper Silesia, now a part of Poland. The type species of Germanosaurus is G. latissimus, originally named as a species of Nothosaurus. After a new generic name was erected for it, the holotype fragmentary skull was lost, possibly during World War II. Rieppel (1997) thus considered the species to be a nomen dubium in the species. However, from surviving illustrations and descriptions of the material, he concluded that another taxon known as Cymatosaurus schafferi, is referable to Germanosaurus and possibly even represents the same species as G. latissimus. Rieppel removed the species from Cymatosaurus and created the new combination G. schafferi, making it the only valid species of Germanosaurus diagnosable to the species level.[1]
All known material of G. schafferi, including the holotype skull, were collected from the same general locality as the holotype skull of G. latissimus, at Sacrau (now Zakrzów), near Gogolin, Górny Śląsk (Upper Silesia) of Poland. These deposits belong to the lower part of the Gogolin Formation, which is a basal part of the Lower Muschelkalk, dating to the early Anisian stage of the early Middle Triassic, about 247 million years ago.[1]
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^ abOlivier 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" (PDF). Fieldiana: Geology. New Series. 36: 1–36.
germanosaurus, meaning, german, lizard, extinct, aquatic, genus, nothosaurid, sauropterygian, known, from, early, middle, triassic, early, anisian, stage, lower, muschelkalk, what, known, upper, silesia, part, poland, type, species, latissimus, originally, nam. Germanosaurus meaning German lizard is an extinct aquatic genus of nothosaurid sauropterygian known from the early Middle Triassic early Anisian stage Lower Muschelkalk of what was known as Upper Silesia now a part of Poland The type species of Germanosaurus is G latissimus originally named as a species of Nothosaurus After a new generic name was erected for it the holotype fragmentary skull was lost possibly during World War II Rieppel 1997 thus considered the species to be a nomen dubium in the species However from surviving illustrations and descriptions of the material he concluded that another taxon known as Cymatosaurus schafferi is referable to Germanosaurus and possibly even represents the same species as G latissimus Rieppel removed the species from Cymatosaurus and created the new combination G schafferi making it the only valid species of Germanosaurus diagnosable to the species level 1 GermanosaurusTemporal range Middle Triassic 247 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Superorder Sauropterygia Order Nothosauroidea Family Nothosauridae Genus GermanosaurusNopcsa 1928 Type species Germanosaurus latissimus Gurich 1891 Species G latissimus Gurich 1891 originally Nothosaurus nomen dubium type G schafferi Arthaber 1924 originally Eurysaurus Synonyms Genus synonymy Eurysaurus Frech 1903 preoccupied Species synonymy Nothosaurus latissimus Gurich 1891Cymatosaurus latissimus Gurich 1891 Eurysaurus latissimus Gurich 1891 Eurysaurus schafferi Arthaber 1924Cymatosaurus schafferi Arthaber 1924 All known material of G schafferi including the holotype skull were collected from the same general locality as the holotype skull of G latissimus at Sacrau now Zakrzow near Gogolin Gorny Slask Upper Silesia of Poland These deposits belong to the lower part of the Gogolin Formation which is a basal part of the Lower Muschelkalk dating to the early Anisian stage of the early Middle Triassic about 247 million years ago 1 References edit a b Olivier 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 PDF Fieldiana Geology New Series 36 1 36 nbsp Paleontology portal nbsp This article about a Triassic reptile is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Germanosaurus amp oldid 1220359091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
