A redescription of Trachelosaurus fischeri from the Buntsandstein (Middle Triassic) of Bernburg, Germany: the first European Dinocephalosaurus-like marine reptile and its systematic implications for long-necked early archosauromorphs

A redescription of Trachelosaurus fischeri from the Buntsandstein (Middle Triassic) of Bernburg, Germany: the first European Dinocephalosaurus-like marine reptile and its systematic implications for long-necked early archosauromorphs

Abstract Some of the earliest members of the archosaur-lineage (i.e., non-archosauriform archosauromorphs) are characterised by an extremely elongated neck. Recent fossil discoveries from the Guanling Formation (Middle Triassic) of southern China have revealed a dramatic increase in the known ecomor...

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Main Authors: Stephan N. F. Spiekman, Martín D. Ezcurra, Adam Rytel, Wei Wang, Eudald Mujal, Michael Buchwitz, Rainer R. Schoch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-03-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Subjects:
Trachelosaurus
Tanysauria
Dinocephalosaurus
Archosauromorpha
Middle Triassic
Buntsandstein
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00309-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00309-6

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