Nothosaurus cristatus Hinz, Matzke & Pfretzschner, 2019
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https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.164405 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E2366C87-D1C3-4F5A-A21D-1A7A5D49BB8F |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17823941 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/14A294CE-D772-50CF-A644-CCED22B56783 |
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by Pensoft |
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Nothosaurus cristatus Hinz, Matzke & Pfretzschner, 2019 |
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Nothosaurus cristatus Hinz, Matzke & Pfretzschner, 2019
Holotype.
GPIT-PV -75067 , almost complete cranium.
Type locality.
Schumann Quarry, Eschenau, Vellberg, Schwäbisch Hall district, Baden-Württemberg.
Type horizon.
Untere Graue Mergel, Bed E 5, Erfurt Formation, Lower Keuper Subgroup. Age: Middle Triassic (Ladinian: Longobardian).
Diagnosis.
Distinguished by the following combination of features: condylobasal length of cranium at least 38 cm; maxilla contacting postfrontal, forming posterior margin of orbit; jugal long, slender, and almost reaching orbital margin; parietals fused, with pronounced median ridge anterior to parietal foramen; and ectopterygoid with long posterior extension ( Hinz et al. 2019).
References.
Hinz et al. (2019).
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