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Nothosaurus

Nothosaurus ('false lizard', from the Ancient Greek νόθος, nothos, 'illegitimate' and σαῦρος, sauros, 'lizard') is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile from the Triassic period, approximately 245–228 million years ago, with fossils being distributed throughout the former Tethys Ocean, from North Africa and Europe to China. It is the best known…

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Nothosaurus → Albers, Alsace, China, France, Germanic Muschelkalk, Germany, Guizhou, Hohenlohe, Israel, Klein, Lower Keuper, Lower Muschelkalk, Makhtesh Ramon, Meyer, Netherlands, Osnabrück, Other, Paranothosaurus, Recently, Several
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Nothosaurus → China, Cryptoclidus, However, In, It, June, Liopleurodon, Once, The, Trackways, When, Yunnan

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species 1834 et al synonyms muschelkalk type marchicus münster meyer giganteus mirabilis named junior known china rieppel long considered yangjuanensis

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N. giganteus were largerinstance ofsome species0.80text
up to 5instance ofsome species0.80text
Liopleurodoninstance ofIt is thought that one branch of the nothosaurs may have evolved into pliosaurs0.80text
a short-necked plesiosaur that grew up to 6.4 metresinstance ofIt is thought that one branch of the nothosaurs may have evolved into pliosaurs0.80text
Nothosaurusrelated to DescriptionIt0.60section
Nothosaurusrelated to DescriptionHowever0.60section
Nothosaurusrelated to DescriptionWhen0.60section
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Nothosaurusrelated to DescriptionTrackways0.60section
Nothosaurusrelated to DescriptionYunnan0.60section
Nothosaurusrelated to DescriptionChina0.60section

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