Bavarisauridae

Bavarisauridae is an extinct family of basal lizards found in the Solnhofen limestone near Bavaria, Germany. Two genera are recognized: Bavarisaurus[1] and Schoenesmahl.[2] Up until 2017, Bavarisaurus was the only genus in the family, and it might be the only true bavarisaurus since Schoenesmahl might have instead been part of the Eichstaettisauridae.

Bavarisauridae
Temporal range: Late Jurassic, Tithonian
Schoenesmahl holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Bavarisauridae
Kuhn, 1961
Type species
Bavarisaurus macrospondylus
Hoffstetter, 1953
Genera

References

  1. Bavarisaurus at Fossilworks.org
  2. Conrad, J.L. (2017). "A new lizard (Squamata) was the last meal of Compsognathus (Theropoda: Dinosauria) and is a holotype in a holotype". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183 (3): 584–634. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx055.


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