Nothosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Nodosaurus.
Nothosaurus ('false lizard', from the Ancient Greek νόθος, nothos, 'illegitimate' and σαῦρος, sauros, 'lizard') is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile from the Triassic period, approximately 240–210 million years ago, with fossils being distributed throughout the former Tethys Ocean, 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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