Genus
Valid Extinct

Rhaeticosaurus

Wintrich et al. 2017

Rhaeticosaurus is an extinct genus of basal pliosauroid from the Late Triassic (Rhaetian) rocks of the Exter Formation. The type and only species, R. mertensi, was named by Wintrich et al. in 2017. It is known from a partial articulated skeleton.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Rhaeticosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
1
Geological formations
Exter
1
Temporal distribution
Rhaetian (205.7–201.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Rhaeticosaurus mertensi 206 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
T. Wintrich, S. Hayashi, and A. Houssaye, Y. Nakajima, P. M. Sander. 2017. A Triassic plesiosaurian skeleton and bone histology inform on evolution of a unique body plan. Science Advances 3:e1701144 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
T. Wintrich, S. Hayashi, and A. Houssaye, Y. Nakajima, P. M. Sander. 2017. A Triassic plesiosaurian skeleton and bone histology inform on evolution of a unique body plan. Science Advances 3:e1701144 DOI ↗