Nothosaurus

Nothosaurus; Temporal range: Middle to Late Triassic
	Nothosaurus marchicus skeleton restoration in Berlin
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	†Sauropterygia
Order:	†Nothosauroidea
Family:	†Nothosauridae
Subfamily:	†Nothosaurinae; Nopcsa, 1923
Genus:	†Nothosaurus; Münster, 1834
Type species
	†Nothosaurus mirabilis; Münster, 1834
Species
	N. cristatus Hinz, Matzke & Pfretzschner, 2019; N. cymatosauroides Sanz, 1983; N. edingerae Schultze, 1970; N. giganteus Münster, 1834; N. haasi Rieppel et al., 1997; N. jagisteus Rieppel, 2001; N. luopingensis Shang et al. 2022; N. marchicus Koken, 1893; N. mirabilis Münster, 1834 (type); N. tchernovi Haas, 1980; N. yangjuanensis Jiang et al., 2006; N. zhangi Liu et al., 2014;
Synonyms
	Genus synonymy Conchiosaurus Meyer, 1834 ; Chondriosaurus Meyer, 1838 ; Dracosaurus Agassiz, 1846 ; Elmosaurus Huene, 1957 ; Kolposaurus Skuphos, 1893 ; Menodon Meyer, 1838 ; Oligolycus Fristch, 1894 ; Opeosaurus Meyer, 1847 ; Paranothosaurus Peyer, 1939 ; Shingyisaurus Young, 1965 ; Species synonymy Elmosaurus lelmensis Huene, 1957 ; Nothosaurus blezingeri Fraas, 1896 ; Nothosaurus schimperi Meyer, 1834 ; Nothosaurus angustidens Meyer, 1844 ; Shingyisaurus unexpectus Young, 1965; Synonyms of N. giganteus: ; Nothosaurus andriani Meyer, 1839 ; Nothosaurus angustifronis Meyer, 1844 ; Nothosaurus aduncidens Meyer, 1853 ; Nothosaurus baruthicus Geissler, 1895 ; Nothosaurus chelydrops Fraas, 1896 ; Paranothosaurus amsleri Peyer, 1939; Synonyms of N. marchicus: ; Conchiosaurus clavatus Meyer, 1834 ; Nothosaurus crassus Schroeder, 1914 ; Nothosaurus friedericanus Jaekel, 1911 ; Nothosaurus oldenburgi Schröder, 1914 ; Nothosaurus procerus Schröder, 1914 ; Nothosaurus raabi Schröder, 1914 ; Nothosaurus schroderi Huene, 1944 ; Nothosaurus venustus Münster, 1834 ; Nothosaurus winterswijkensis Albers and Rieppel, 2003; Synonyms of N. mirabilis: ; Dracosaurus bronni Giebel, 1847 ; Ichthyosaurus lunevillensis Alberti, 1837 ; Nothosaurus bergeri Meyer, 1834 ; Nothosaurus muensteri Meyer, 1839 Synonyms of N. yangjuanensis : ; Nothosaurus rostellatus Shang, 2006 ;

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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