Genus
Valid Extinct

Lamprosauroides

Schmidt 1927

Lamprosauroides is an enigmatic dubious genus of possible sauropterygian reptile known from the Middle Triassic Muschelkalk of Poland and possibly the Netherlands. The genus contains a single species, Lamprosauroides goepperti, known from several jaw bones. It is characterized by its large, fang-like teeth.

Temporal range
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PBDB occurrences
0
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Lamprosauroides
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B) The holotype of Lamprosauroides goepperti, a right maxilla (MGU Wr 3871s) from Krappitz in Upper Silesia, in lateral view. C) Close-up of the two posteriormost preserved teeth (6th and 7th counted from anterior) of MGU Wr 3871s. D) Close-up of the enlarged fang (3rd counted from anterior) of MGU Wr 3871s. E) A left maxilla (GPIT-PV-31630) in lateral view referable to Lamprosauroides goepperti from Gogolin in Upper Silesia. The image of GPIT-PV-31630 was kindly provided by Agnes Fatz (GPIT) and has been mirrored for direct comparison with the holotype. © S. N. F. Spiekman & N. Klein · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Eosauropterygia Order
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Nothosauridae Family
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Lamprosauroides Genus
Species (1)
Lamprosauroides goepperti
Synonyms (1)
Lamprosaurus replaced by Lamprosauroides
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
O. Rieppel. 1994. Osteology of Simosaurus gaillardoti and the relationships of stem-group Sauropterygia. Fieldiana: Geology, new series 28:1-85 DOI ↗