Trematospondylus
Genus of rhomaleosaurid plesiosaur from the Middle Jurassic epoch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trematospondylus ("hole spinner"[1]) is a dubious genus of plesiosaurs from the Middle Jurassic of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The only named species is Trematospondylus macrocephalus. It is one of the earliest scientifically described plesiosaurs and historically has been the first plesiosaur named from Germany.[1] Preserved remains include seven vertebrae.
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Trematospondylus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Plesiosauria |
Family: | †Rhomaleosauridae |
Genus: | †Trematospondylus Quenstedt, 1858 |
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