Palaeopleurosaurus
| Palaeopleurosaurs Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Family: | †Pleurosauridae |
| Genus: | †Palaeopleurosaurus |
| Species: | †P. posidoniae
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| †Palaeopleurosaurus posidoniae Carroll, 1985
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Palaeopleurosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptiles belonging to the group Sphenodontia.[1]
Palaeoleurosaurus fossils were discovered in Bavaria, Germany from Toarcian (Early Jurassic) deposits,[2] dated to about 183 million years ago.[3] It is one of the few known aquatic sphenodontians.[1]
References
- ^ a b Dupret, V. (2004). The pleurosaurs: anatomy and phylogeny. Revue de Paléobiologie, 9: 61-80.[1]
- ^ R. L. Carroll, R. L. (1985). A pleurosaur from the Lower Jurassic and the taxonomic position of the Sphenodontida. Palaeontographica Abteilung A, 1985. Volume 189. Pages 1-28.
- ^ Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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