Nothosaurus jagisteus Rieppel, 2001 b

Sues, Hans-Dieter & Schoch, Rainer R., 2025, Synopsis of the Triassic reptiles from Germany, Fossil Record 28 (2), pp. 411-483 : 411-483

Nothosaurus jagisteus Rieppel, 2001 b

Holotype.

SMNS 56618 , anterior portion of partially articulated skeleton including the skull, cervical and anterior dorsal sections of the vertebral column, cervical and dorsal ribs, gastralia, pectoral girdle, disarticulated forelimbs, and right pubis (Fig. 8 A ).

Type locality.

Quarry of Schotterwerke Hohenlohe-Bauland, Berlichingen, Hohenlohe district, Baden-Württemberg.

Type horizon.

Künzelsau Subformation, Meissner Formation, Upper Muschelkalk Group. Age: Middle Triassic (Ladinian: Fassanian).

Diagnosis.

Distinguished by the following combination of features: jugal splint-like, not entering orbital margin; anterior end of jugal anterior to level of posterior margin of orbit; maxilla and postorbital in contact behind jugal; squamosal extending anteriorly to level of posterior orbital margin but separated from maxilla by postorbital; four fangs in each dentary within mandibular symphysis; retroarticular process elongate, with distinct ventrolateral facet for insertion of superficial pterygoideus muscle; ‘ saw-cut’ rugosities on apices of cervical and anterior dorsal neural spines; and dorsal neural spines of intermediate height ( Rieppel 2001 b).

References.

Rieppel (2001 b), Hinz et al. (2019).

Figures

Figure 8. Reptiles from the Muschelkalk Group. A. Nothosaurid eosauropterygian Nothosaurus jagisteus, holotype (SMNS 56618), skull and partial postcranial skeleton. Scale bar: 5 cm. B. Cymatosaurid eosauropterygian Cymatosaurus erikae, holotype (SMNS 10977), incomplete cranium in dorsal view. Scale bar: 2 cm. C. Tanystropheid tanysaurian Tanystropheus conspicuus, lectotype (UMO BT 740), cervical vertebra in lateral view. Scale bar: 5 cm. Photograph courtesy of S. N. F. Spiekman.