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TERMATOSAURUS
(ter-mat-oh-sore-us)
meaning: "end lizard"
Termatosaurus
Named By: Meyer & Plieninger in 1844
Time Period: Late Triassic
Location: France, Germany and Switzerland
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore
Fossil(s): Remains of several individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Phytosauria |
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Termatosaurus ("end lizard", because it came from the end of the Upper Triassic) is a genus of phytosaur, an extinct crocodile-like aquatic animal. Its remains come from the Upper Triassic of Europe. Two species are known of this animal: the type species, Termatosaurus albertii, named by Meyer and T. Plieninger in 1844; and T. crocodilinus, by Quenstedt (1858). It is very obscure and apparently considered to be dubious.

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