Synopsis of the Triassic reptiles from Germany

Hans-Dieter Sues; Rainer R. Schoch

doi:10.3897/fr.28.164405

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Fossil Record 28(2): 411-483
https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.164405 (04 Dec 2025)

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Article title
Abstract
Key Words
Introduction
Institutional abbreviations
Systematic paleontology
- Tetrapoda Jaekel, 1909
- Gen. et sp. indet
- Procolophonoidea Romer, 1956 sensu Lee, 1995
  - Anomoiodon
  - Anomoiodon liliensterni
  - Koiloskiosaurus
  - Koiloskiosaurus coburgiensis
- Procolophonidae Lydekker in Nicholson & Lydekker, 1889
  - Sclerosaurus
  - Sclerosaurus armatus
- Procolophonidae gen. et sp. indet
- Diapsida Osborn, 1903
  - Pappochelys
  - Pappochelys rosinae
- Pan-Testudines Joyce, Parham & Gauthier, 2004
  - Proterochersis
  - Proterochersis robusta
  - Proterochersis limendorsa
- Pan-Testudines Joyce, Parham & Gauthier, 2004
  - Proganochelys
  - Proganochelys quenstedtii
- Diapsida Osborn, 1903
  - Placodus
  - Placodus gigas
- Cyamodontoidea Nopsca, 1923
  - Henodus
  - Henodus chelyops
- Cyamodontida Nopcsa, 1923 sensu Rieppel, 2000
  - Cyamodus
  - Cyamodus rostratus
  - Cyamodus kuhnschnyderi
  - Cyamodus muensteri
- Placochelyida Romer, 1956 sensu Rieppel, 2001a
  - Macroplacus
  - Macroplacus raeticus
- Placochelyida Romer, 1956 sensu Rieppel, 2001a
  - Psephoderma
  - Psephoderma alpinum
  - Psephosaurus
  - Psephosaurus suevicus
- Placodontia indet
- Priscochelys hegnabrunnensis Karl, 1995 (nomen dubium)
- Sauropterygia Owen, 1860 sensu Rieppel, 2000
  - Anarosaurus
  - Anarosaurus pumilio
  - Anarosaurus heterodontus
  - Neusticosaurus
  - Neusticosaurus pusillus
- Eosauropterygia Rieppel, 1994
  - Simosaurus
  - Simosaurus gaillardoti
- Nothosauroidea Baur, 1889a
  - Nothosaurus
  - Nothosaurus mirabilis
  - Nothosaurus giganteus
  - Nothosaurus marchicus
  - Nothosaurus ” juvenilis
  - Nothosaurus edingerae
  - Nothosaurus jagisteus
  - Nothosaurus cristatus
  - Lariosaurus
- Lariosaurus sp
- Eosauropterygia Rieppel, 1994
  - Cymatosaurus
  - Cymatosaurus fridericianus
  - Cymatosaurus erikae
  - Cymatosaurus minor
- Cymatosaurus erythreus E. Huene, 1944 (nomen dubium)
- Pistosauroidea Baur, 1889b
  - Pistosaurus
  - Pistosaurus longaevus
- Plesiosauria de Blainville, 1835
  - Rhaeticosaurus
  - Rhaeticosaurus mertensi
- Plesiosauria? indet
  - Termatosaurus
- Sauropterygia incertae sedis
- Doliovertebra fritschi F. Huene, 1902 (nomen dubium)
  - Horaffia
  - Horaffia kugleri
- “Serpianosaurus” germanicus Diedrich, 2013a (nomen dubium)
- Diapsida Osborn, 1903
  - Omphalosaurus
  - Omphalosaurus cf. O. nevadanus
  - Omphalosaurus
  - Tholodus
  - Tholodus schmidi
- Ichthyosauria de Blainville, 1835 sensu Motani, 1999a
  - Phalarodon
  - Phalarodon atavus
- Hueneosauria Maisch & Matzke, 2000 sensu Moon, 2019
  - Phantomosaurus
  - Phantomosaurus neubigi
- Additional Triassic records of ichthyopterygians from Germany
- Diapsida Osborn, 1903
  - Pachystropheus
  - Pachystropheus rhaeticus
- ?Thalattosauria Merriam, 1904
  - Blezingeria
  - Blezingeria ichthyospondyla
- Diapsida Osborn, 1903
  - Fraxinisaura
  - Fraxinisaura rozynekae
  - Vellbergia
  - Vellbergia bartholomaei
  - Elachistosuchus
  - Elachistosuchus huenei
- Lepidosauromorpha Gauthier, Estes & Pregill, 1988
  - Wirtembergia
  - Wirtembergia hauboldae
- Rhynchocephalia Günther, 1867 sensu DeMar et al., 2022
  - Parvosaurus
  - Parvosaurus harudensis
- Sphenodontia Williston, 1925
  - Polysphenodon
  - Polysphenodon muelleri
- Sauria Macartney, 1802 sensu Gauthier & de Queiroz, 2020
  - Amotosaurus
  - Amotosaurus rotfeldensis
  - Tanystropheus
  - Tanystropheus conspicuus
  - Tanystropheus
- Trachelosauridae Abel, 1919 sensu Spiekman et al., 2024
  - Trachelosaurus
  - Trachelosaurus fischeri
- Archosauromorpha Huene, 1946 sensu Gauthier, 2020a
  - Eifelosaurus
  - Eifelosaurus triadicus
- Allokotosauria Nesbitt et al., 2015
  - Rutiotomodon
  - Rutiotomodon tytthos
- Archosauromorpha incertae sedis
  - Zanclodon
  - Zanclodon laevis
- Diapsida Gauthier, 1994 sensu Gauthier, 2020b
  - Jaxtasuchus
  - Jaxtasuchus salomoni
  - Thuringopelta
  - Thuringopelta werneburgi
- Proterochampsia Bonaparte, 1971 sensu Ezcurra & Sues, 2021
  - Polymorphodon
  - Polymorphodon adorfi
- Eucrocopoda Ezcurra, 2016
  - Marcianosuchus
  - Marcianosuchus angustifrons
- Diapsida Gauthier, 1994 sensu Gauthier, 2020b
  - Parasuchus
  - Parasuchus angustifrons
  - Ebrachosuchus
  - Ebrachosuchus neukami
  - Mesorhinosuchus
  - Mesorhinosuchus fraasi
- Phytosauria Jaeger, 1828 sensu Stocker & Butler, 2013
  - Mystriosuchus
  - Mystriosuchus planirostris
- Mystriosuchini F. Huene, 1915a sensu Kammerer et al., 2016
- Mystriosuchinae F. Huene, 1915a sensu Kammerer et al., 2016
  - Nicrosaurus
  - Nicrosaurus kapffi
  - Coburgosuchus
  - Coburgosuchus goeckeli
- Phytosauria incertae sedis
  - Calamosuchus
- Diapsida Gauthier, 1994 sensu Gauthier, 2020b
  - Dyoplax
  - Dyoplax arenaceus
- Pseudosuchia Zittel, 1890 sensu Gauthier & Padian, 1985
  - Paratypothorax
  - Paratypothorax andressorum
  - Aetosaurus
  - Aetosaurus ferratus
  - Ebrachosaurus
  - Ebrachosaurus singularis
- Aetosauria indet
- Pseudosuchia Zittel, 1890 sensu Gauthier & Padian, 1985
  - Ctenosauriscus
  - Ctenosauriscus koeneni
- Pseudosuchia Zittel, 1890 sensu Gauthier & Padian, 1985
  - Batrachotomus
  - Batrachotomus kupferzellensis
- Loricata Merrem, 1820 sensu Nesbitt, 2011
  - Teratosaurus
  - Teratosaurus suevicus
- Loricata Merrem, 1820 sensu Nesbitt, 2011
  - Saltoposuchus
  - Saltoposuchus connectens
- Pseudosuchia Zittel, 1890 sensu Gauthier & Padian, 1985
  - Apatosuchus
  - Apatosuchus orbitoangulatus
- Indeterminate Diapsida
- Seemannia palaeotriadica F. Huene, 1958b (nomen dubium)
- Archosauria Cope, 1869
  - Eudimorphodon
- Archosauria Cope, 1869
  - Efraasia
  - Efraasia minor
- Plateosauridae Marsh, 1895
  - Plateosaurus
  - Plateosaurus trossingensis
  - Plateosaurus longiceps
  - Plateosaurus gracilis
- Sauropodomorpha F. Huene, 1932b
  - Ruehleia
  - Ruehleia bedheimensis
- Sauropodomorpha F. Huene, 1932b
- Saurischia Seeley, 1887
- Genus Halticosaurus F. Huene, 1908 (nomen dubium)
- Halticosaurus longotarsus F. Huene, 1908 (nomen dubium)
- Coelophysoidea Nopcsa, 1928 sensu Sereno, 1998
  - Procompsognathus
  - Procompsognathus triassicus
- Pterospondylus trielbae Jaekel, 1913 (nomen dubium)
- Theropoda Marsh, 1881 sensu Sereno, 1998
  - Liliensternus
  - Liliensternus liliensterni
- Dolichosuchus cristatus F. Huene, 1932b (nomen dubium)
- Theropoda incertae sedis
- Reptilia incertae sedis
  - Quasicolognathus
  - Quasicolognathus eothen
- Avipes dillstedtianus F. Huene, 1932b (nomen dubium)
- Entoplastrites nuertingensis F. Huene, 1956 (nomen dubium)
- “Macrocnemus” anatinus F. Huene, 1944b (nomen dubium)
- ?Reptilia
  - Stauromatodon
  - Stauromatodon mohli
Discussion
- Buntsandstein Group
- Muschelkalk Group
- Keuper Group
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

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