Phytosaurus

Phytosaurus is a dubious genus of phytosaur (an extinct group of superficially crocodile-like archosaurs),[1] found in an outcrop of the Keuper (possibly the Exter Formation)[2] located in Germany that was also the first phytosaur to be described, by George Jaeger in 1828.[3] The name Phytosaurus means "plant lizard" (though it is now known to have been a carnivore), and the type species is Phytosaurus cylindricodon. The other known species is P. cubicodon.[3]

Phytosaurus
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 220 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Phytosauria
Family: †Phytosauridae
Genus: †Phytosaurus
Jaeger, 1828
Species
  • †Phytosaurus cylindricodon Jaeger, 1828 (type)
  • †Phytosaurus cubicodon Jaeger, 1828

In 1826, the holotype was discovered in Wurtemberg, Germany.[3] The remains consisted of parts of the skull and jaws, with the teeth preserved.[3]

References
  1. Lydekker, Richard (1899-01-01). Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). Part 1. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Proterosauria. Elibron.com. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-543-95654-5.
  2. H. v. Meyer and T. Plieninger. (1844). Beiträge zur Paläontologie Württemberg’s, enthaltend die Fossilen Wirbelthierreste aus den Triasgebilden mit Besonderer Rücksicht auf die Labyrinthodonten des Keupers [Contributions to the Paleontology of Württemberg, Including the Fossil Vertebrate Remains from the Triassic Formations with Special Regard to the Labyrinthodonts of the Keupers] 1-132
  3. G. F. Jaeger. (1828). Über die Fossile Reptilien, Welche in Württemberg Aufgefunden Sind [On the Fossil Reptiles That Are Found in Württemberg]. Verlag der Metzler'schen Buchhandlung, Stuttgart 1-48
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