Termatosaurus
Name:
Termatosaurus
(end lizard).
Phonetic: Ter-mat-oh-sore-us.
Named By: Meyer & Plieninger - 1844.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Phytosauria.
Species: T. albertii
(type), T. crocodilinus.
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: France, Germany and Switzerland.
Time period: Rhaetian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Remains of several
individuals.
Termatosaurus was a genus of a phytosaur that lived in Europe at the end of the Triassic, an occurrence which was actually the inspiration for the genus name which means ‘end lizard’. The phytosaurs were crocodile-like reptiles, though they were not actually related to modern crocodiles.
Further reading
- Beitr�ge zur Pal�ontologie W�rttemberg’s, enthaltend die Fossilen
Wirbelthierreste aus den Triasgebilden mit Besonderer R�cksicht auf die
Labyrinthodonten des Keupers [Contributions to the Paleontology of
W�rttemberg, Including the Fossil Vertebrate Remains from the Triassic
Formations with Special Regard to the Labyrinthodonts of the Keupers]
1-132. - H. von Meyer & T. Plieninger - 1844.
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