Prosantosaurus

Klein et al. 2022

Prosantosaurus is a monotypic genus of pachypleurosaurian sauropterygian containing the single species Prosantosaurus scheffoldi discovered in Canton Grison of Switzerland. The genus is named after the Prosanto Formation near the Ducan mountains, where the skeletons were found, and the species for Beat Scheffold, a scientific illustrator from Zurich who contributed prominently to the research of the Triassic marine reptiles.

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Plage temporelle

Trias

Jurassique

Crétacé

Paléogène

Néogène

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

Occurrences PBDB

Groupe

Sauroptérygiens

Marin

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Holotype specimen (PIMUZ A/III 1274) of Prosantosaurus scheffoldi gen. et spec. nov. from the upper Prosanto Formation (Early Ladinian, Middle Triassic) of Ducanfurgga locality no. 4, southwest of Davos, Canton of Grisons, south-eastern Switzerland. A Nearly complete specimen as prepared in dorsal view. The posterior part of the tail was lost prior to burial. Both forearms are not visible but lie below the trunk region, pointing in an anteromedial direction (see Additional file 1: Fig. S3A). B Detail of skull and anterior neck region. C Outline sketch of skull sutures. D Detail of shoulder girdle (claviculae, scapulae) and anterior dorsal vertebrae and ribs. E Detail of right humerus. F Detail of posterior dorsal vertebrae and ribs, sacral vertebrae and ribs, and anterior caudal vertebrae and ribs. G Detail of left ilium and hindlimb. ar articular; as astragalus; bo basioccipital; cal calcaneus; cl clavicula; co coracoid; d dentary; en external naris; eo exoccipital; fe femur; fi fibula; fr frontal; hu humerus; il ilium; in internal naris; is ischium; j jugal; mx maxilla; na naris; o orbit; pa parietal; pl palatine; pmx premaxilla; pof postfrontal; po postorbital; prf prefrontal; pt pterygoid; pu pubis; q quadrate; qj quadratojugal; ti tibia; sacr sacral rib; sc scapula; so supraoccipital; sp splenial; sq squamosal; su surangular; utf upper temporal fenestra; v vomer © Klein N., Furrer H., Ehrbar I., Torres Ladeira M., Richter H., Scheyer T. M. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Sauropterygia Sous-ordre

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Pachypleurosauria Sous-ordre

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Prosantosaurus Genre

Sites de découverte 1 sites géolocalisés

Répartition

Principaux pays

🇨🇭 Suisse

Formations géologiques

Prosanto

Distribution temporelle

Ladinien (241.464–237 Ma)

Espèces (1)

Prosantosaurus scheffoldi 241 Ma

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Bibliographie

Description originale

N. Klein, H. Furrer, and I. Ehrbar, M. T. Ladeira, H. Richter, T. M. Scheyer. 2022. A new pachypleurosaur from the Early Ladinian Prosanto Formation in the Eastern Alps of Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 141(12):1-27 DOI ↗

Bibliographie (1)

Prosantosaurus

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