Helveticosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helveticosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid marine reptile known from the Middle Triassic (Anisian-Ladinian boundary) of southern Switzerland. It contains a single species, Helveticosaurus zollingeri, known from the nearly complete holotype T 4352 collected at Cava Tre Fontane of Monte San Giorgio, an area well known for its rich record of marine life during the Middle Triassic.[1]
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Helveticosaurus | |
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Fossil at Paleontology Museum of Zurich | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha (?) |
Family: | †Helveticosauridae |
Genus: | †Helveticosaurus Peyer, 1955 |
Type species | |
†Helveticosaurus zollingeri Peyer, 1955 (type) |
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