A REVISION OF LANGOBARDISAURUS ROSSII BIZZARINI AND MUSCIO, 1995 FROM THE LATE TRIASSIC OF FRIULI (ITALY)

A nearly complete but poorly preserved amniote from the Middle-Upper Norian of Friuli (NE Italy), previously attributed to a new species of the protorosaur genus Langobardisaurus (L. rossii Bizzarini & Muscio, 1995), is re-described. Study reveals that the specimen does not exhibit any protorosa...

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Published inRivista italiana di paleontologia e stratigrafia Vol. 113; no. 2
Main Authors SILVIO RENESTO, FABIO MARCO DALLA VECCHIA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Milano University Press 01.07.2007
Subjects
Friuli
Langobardisaurus rossii
Norian (Late Triassic)
Northern Italy
Re-description
Reptilia Diapsida
Taxonomic revision
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Summary:A nearly complete but poorly preserved amniote from the Middle-Upper Norian of Friuli (NE Italy), previously attributed to a new species of the protorosaur genus Langobardisaurus (L. rossii Bizzarini & Muscio, 1995), is re-described. Study reveals that the specimen does not exhibit any protorosaurian characters, instead all available evidence supports its attribution to the Lepidosauromorpha. Some skull characters might support sphenodontian affinities, but preservation is too poor to allow a firm assigment to this group.
ISSN:0035-6883
2039-4942
DOI:10.13130/2039-4942/5870