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Termatosaurus

Description

Termatosaurus ("end lizard", because it came from the end of the Upper Triassic) is a genus of phytosaur, an extinct crocodile-like aquatic animal. Its remains come from the Upper Triassic and probably the Early Jurassic of Europe. Two species are known of this animal: the type species, Termatosaurus albertii, named by Meyer and T. Plieninger in 1844; and T. crocodilinus, by Quenstedt (1858). It is very obscure and apparently considered to be dubious.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4819313https://www.gbif.org/species/4819313
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)97027https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=97027
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Parasuchidae : Termatosaurus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauridae : Termatosaurus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
orderSauropterygiaOwen 1861
-Pistosauria
-Plesiosauria
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPlesiosauridaeGray 1825
genusTermatosaurusPlieninger 1844
Scientific NameTermatosaurus Plieninger, 1844
Name Published Inin Meyer & Plieninger, Beitr. Pal. Wuertt.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Termatosaurusgenusbelongs to Sauriistated without evidenceMeyer, 1845
Termatosaurusgenusbelongs to Rhomaleosauridaestated without evidencePersson, 1963
Termatosaurusgenusbelongs to Phytosauridaestated with evidenceKuhn, 1964
Termatosaurusgenusbelongs to Plesiosauridaestated with evidenceKuhn, 1971
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Last Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Plesiosauria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Plesiosauria)
Dietcarnivore (based on Plesiosauria)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Plesiosauria)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite (based on Plesiosauria)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. v. Meyer. 1845. System der fossilen Saurier [Taxonomy of fossil saurians]. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefakten-Kunde 1845:278-285
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termatosaurus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Termatosaurus alberti
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Termatosaurus crocodilinus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1844Termatosaurus Plieninger
1845Termatosaurus Meyer p. 282
1963Termatosaurus Persson p. 21
1964Termatosaurus Kuhn p. 319
1971Termatosaurus Kuhn p. 20

References

Meyer H. v. System der fossilen Saurier [Taxonomy of fossil saurians], Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefakten-Kunde 1845, 278-285
Persson P. O. (1963) A revision of the classification of the Plesiosauria, with a synopsis of the stratigraphical and geographical distribution of the group, Lunds Universitets Arsskrift N. F. Serie 2 59 1, 1-57
Kuhn O. (1964) Ungelöste Probleme der Stammesgeschichte der Amphibien und Reptilien [Unsolved problems of the phylogeny of amphibians and reptiles], Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 118/119, 293-325
Kuhn O. (1971) , Die Saurier der deutschen Trias [Reptiles of the German Triassic], 1-105
NZ cross ref or inferred from publ. title - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
in Meyer & Plieninger, Beitr. Pal. Wuertt. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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