Biology:Bavarisaurus
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Short description: Extinct genus of squamate reptile
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | †Bavarisauridae |
| Genus: | †Bavarisaurus |
| Species: | †B. macrodactylus
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| †Bavarisaurus macrodactylus Hoffstetter, 1953
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Bavarisaurus ('Bavarian lizard') is an extinct genus of basal squamate found in the Solnhofen limestone near Bavaria, Germany .[1] A fossil skeleton found in the stomach region of a Compsognathus, a small theropod dinosaur,[2] was originally assigned to the genus, but was renamed to Schoenesmahl in 2017.[3]
The holotype is BSPHM 1873 III. Part of the holotype is now lost.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bavarisaurus at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Nopcsa, F. (1903). "Neues ueber Compsognathus". Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 16: 476–494.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q1041648 entry
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