Pleurosaurus
Pleurosaurus (from Greek: πλευρᾱ́ pleurā́, 'rib' or 'side' and Greek: σαῦρος saûros, 'lizard') is an extinct genus of aquatic reptiles belonging to the order Rhynchocephalia. Pleurosaurus fossils have primarily been discovered in the Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria, Germany and the Canjuers lagerstatte near Canjuers, France, both dating to the Late Jurassic. It contains two species, P. goldfussi and P. ginsburgi.
| Pleurosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, | |
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| P. sp., National Taiwan Museum | |
| Skull diagram | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Family: | †Pleurosauridae |
| Genus: | †Pleurosaurus Meyer, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| †Pleurosaurus goldfussi Meyer, 1831 | |
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