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Extinct genus of squamate reptile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bavarisaurus ('Bavarian lizard') is an extinct genus of basal squamate found in the Altmühltal Formation near Bavaria, Germany.[1] It is the only genus in the family Bavarisauridae. A fossil skeleton found in the stomach region of a Compsognathus, a small theropod dinosaur,[2] was originally assigned to the genus by Ostrom (1978),[3] but was renamed to Schoenesmahl by Conrad (2018).[4]
Bavarisaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | †Bavarisauridae |
Genus: | †Bavarisaurus Hoffstetter, 1953 |
Species: | †B. macrodactylus |
Binomial name | |
†Bavarisaurus macrodactylus Hoffstetter, 1953 | |
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The holotype is BSPHM 1873 III[5] and part of the holotype is now lost.[1] A second specimen has also been tentatively assigned to B. macrospondylus by Ostrom (1978).[3]
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