Nothosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nothosaurus ("false lizard", from the Ancient Greek nothos (νόθος), "illegitimate", and sauros (σαῦρος), "lizard") is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile from the Triassic period, approximately 240–210 million years ago, with fossils being distributed from North Africa and Europe to China. It is the best known member of the nothosaur order.
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Nothosaurus marchicus skeleton restoration in Berlin | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Nothosauroidea |
Family: | †Nothosauridae |
Subfamily: | †Nothosaurinae Nopcsa, 1923 |
Genus: | †Nothosaurus Münster, 1834 |
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†Nothosaurus mirabilis Münster, 1834 | |
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