A new specimen of the small protorosaurian reptile Langobardisaurs pandolfii is described. It was collected in the Seefeld Formation of Late Triassic (Norian) age in the Innsbruck area (Austria) and represents the first occurrence of Langobardisaurus outside Italy. Although preserved mostly as an impression, the find is significant because it extends the palaeogeographic range of the genus and it is the second specimen known to date with the skull fully exposed. The preserved portions of the limb elements show that the bones are hollow, with a layer of compacta and without any traces of spongiosa. Reappraisal of all the specimens assigned to the genus Langobardisaurus reveals no significant difference between L. pandolfii and L. tonelloi, allowing to consider tha latter as a junior synonym of the former
Saller F., Renesto S., Dalla Vecchia F.M. (2013). First record of Langobardisaurus (Diapsida, Protorosauria) from the Norian (Late Triassic) of Austria, and a revision of the genus. NEUES JAHRBUCH FÜR GEOLOGIE UND PALÄONTOLOGIE. ABHANDLUNGEN, 268, 83-95 [10.1127/0077-7749/2013/0319].
First record of Langobardisaurus (Diapsida, Protorosauria) from the Norian (Late Triassic) of Austria, and a revision of the genus.
SALLER, FRANCO;
2013
Abstract
A new specimen of the small protorosaurian reptile Langobardisaurs pandolfii is described. It was collected in the Seefeld Formation of Late Triassic (Norian) age in the Innsbruck area (Austria) and represents the first occurrence of Langobardisaurus outside Italy. Although preserved mostly as an impression, the find is significant because it extends the palaeogeographic range of the genus and it is the second specimen known to date with the skull fully exposed. The preserved portions of the limb elements show that the bones are hollow, with a layer of compacta and without any traces of spongiosa. Reappraisal of all the specimens assigned to the genus Langobardisaurus reveals no significant difference between L. pandolfii and L. tonelloi, allowing to consider tha latter as a junior synonym of the formerI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.