Nothosaurus edingerae Schultze, 1970

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

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scientific name	Nothosaurus edingerae Schultze, 1970
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Treatment

Holotype.

SMF R 4035 , incomplete cranium.

Type locality.

Bodenmühle, Rotmaintal near Bayreuth, Bavaria.

Type horizon.

Grabfeld Formation, Middle Keuper Subgroup. Age: Middle Triassic (Carnian: Julian-Tuvalian).

Referred material.

SMNS 59072 , partial cranium; Anatinenbank (Bönnigheim Horizon), Grabfeld Formation, Affaltrach, Obersulm municipality, Baden-Württemberg ( Rieppel and Wild 1996).

Diagnosis.

Distinguished by the following combination of features: total length of skull not exceeding 14 cm; posterior (nasal) processes of premaxillae extending to level well behind posterior margin of external nares; upper temporal fenestrae broad anteriorly; elongated parietal foramen located in deep trough at two thirds of parietal; sagittal crest present behind parietal foramen; and basioccipital tubera same size as occipital condyle ( Rieppel and Wild 1996).

References.

Schultze (1970), Rieppel (1994 b, 2000), Rieppel and Wild (1996).