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HELVETICOSAURUS
(hel-vet-e-co-sore-us)
Helveticosaurus
Named By: Peyer in 1955
Time Period: Middle Triassic, 242 Ma
Location: Europe, Switzerland
Size: Uncertain
Diet: Probably shellfish
Fossil(s): Almost complete remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Sauropsida | Diapsida | Archosauromorpha |
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Helveticosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid marine reptile known from the Middle Triassic (Anisian-Ladinian boundary) of southern Switzerland. It contains a single species, Helveticosaurus zollingeri, known from the nearly complete holotype T 4352 collected at Cava Tre Fontane of Monte San Giorgio, an area well known for its rich record of marine life during the Middle Triassic.

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