
Psephosaurus suevicus E. Fraas, 1896 Holotype. SMNS 6693, several pieces of a poorly preserved partial carapace. Type locality. Kugelberg, Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck, Stuttgart district, Baden-Württemberg. Type horizon. Hoheneck-Kalk, Erfurt Formation, Lower Keuper Subgroup. Age: Middle Triassic (Ladinian: Longobardian). Referred material. See Rieppel (2002 a). Diagnosis. Distinguished by the following combination of features: carapace comprising large, irregular, and polygonal or rounded osteoderms that are separated by smaller, mostly pentagonal or hexagonal osteoderms (Rieppel 2002 a). References. E. Fraas (1896), F. Huene (1936), Rieppel (2000, 2002 a).
Published as part of Sues, Hans-Dieter & Schoch, Rainer R., 2025, Synopsis of the Triassic reptiles from Germany, pp. 411-483 in Fossil Record 28 (2) on pages 411-483, DOI: 10.3897/fr.28.164405
Psephosaurus suevicus, Reptilia, Psephosaurus, Placodontia, Animalia, Placochelyidae, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy
Psephosaurus suevicus, Reptilia, Psephosaurus, Placodontia, Animalia, Placochelyidae, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy
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