Original paper

First record of Langobardisaurus (Diapsida, Protorosauria) from the Norian (Late Triassic) of Austria, and a revision of the genus

Saller, Franco; Renesto, Silvio; Dalla Vecchia, Fabio M.

Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen Band 268 Heft 1 (2013), p. 83 - 95

published: Apr 1, 2013

DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2013/0319

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Abstract

A new specimen of the small protorosaurian reptile Langobardisaurus pandolfii is described. It was collected from 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 trace of spongiosa. Reappraisal of all the specimens assigned to the genus Langobardisaurus reveals no significant differences between L. pandolfii and L. tonelloi, allowing to consider the latter as a junior synonym of the former.

Keywords

langobardisaurus • reptilia • protorosauria • late triassic • seefeld formation • austria