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Polysphenodon
''Polysphenodon'' is an extinct genus of clevosaurine reptile from the Late Triassic Keuper Group of Germany,N. C. Fraser and M. J. Benton. (1989) The Triassic reptiles ''Brachyrhinodon'' and ''Polysphenodon'' and the relationships of the sphenodontids. ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 96:413-445 discovered within a borehole at below the surface. The type species, ''P. mulleri'', was described by Otto Jaekel in 1911.Jaekel, O (1911) Die Wierbeltiere. Eine Übersicht über diefossilen und lebenden Formen. ''Borntraeger, Berlin'', 252p The limbs of ''Polysphenodon'' are long relative to the size of the skull and are similar in proportions to some species of ''Homoeosaurus ''Homoeosaurus'' is an extinct genus of sphenodont reptile. It was found in limestone in Bavaria, Germany, as well as in France and the United Kingdom. It was related to the modern tuatara, though it was a considerably more gracile. There were se ...''. This resemblance is considered to be indi ...
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Clevosaurinae
Clevosaurs are an extinct group of rhynchocephalian reptiles from the Triassic and Jurassic periods. History and definition Although members of this group have been known since 1910, only recently has the group received a formal name. In the late 1990s, Victor-Hugo Reynoso established that three particular genera of Sphenodontia ('' Clevosaurus, Brachyrhinodon'', and ''Polysphenodon'') were closely related to each other. He gave the informal name "clevosaurs" to these three genera, after the most numerous and well-known genus, ''Clevosaurus.'' He considered clevosaurs to be members of the family Sphenodontidae, the family of rhynchocephalians containing the only living member of the order, the tuatara (''Sphenodon).'' In 2006, Bonaparte and Sues finally gave "clevosaurs" a formal name and taxonomic rank as the family Clevosauridae. They defined Clevosauridae as the last common ancestor of ''Clevosaurus, Brachyrhinodon,'' and ''Polysphenodon,'' and all of its descendants. In 20 ...
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Clevosaurinae
Clevosaurs are an extinct group of rhynchocephalian reptiles from the Triassic and Jurassic periods. History and definition Although members of this group have been known since 1910, only recently has the group received a formal name. In the late 1990s, Victor-Hugo Reynoso established that three particular genera of Sphenodontia ('' Clevosaurus, Brachyrhinodon'', and ''Polysphenodon'') were closely related to each other. He gave the informal name "clevosaurs" to these three genera, after the most numerous and well-known genus, ''Clevosaurus.'' He considered clevosaurs to be members of the family Sphenodontidae, the family of rhynchocephalians containing the only living member of the order, the tuatara (''Sphenodon).'' In 2006, Bonaparte and Sues finally gave "clevosaurs" a formal name and taxonomic rank as the family Clevosauridae. They defined Clevosauridae as the last common ancestor of ''Clevosaurus, Brachyrhinodon,'' and ''Polysphenodon,'' and all of its descendants. In 20 ...
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Late Triassic
The Late Triassic is the third and final epoch (geology), epoch of the Triassic geologic time scale, Period in the geologic time scale, spanning the time between annum, Ma and Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the Middle Triassic Epoch and followed by the Early Jurassic Epoch. The corresponding series (stratigraphy), series of rock beds is known as the Upper Triassic. The Late Triassic is divided into the Carnian, Norian and Rhaetian Geologic time scale, Ages. Many of the first dinosaurs evolved during the Late Triassic, including ''Plateosaurus'', ''Coelophysis'', and ''Eoraptor''. The Triassic–Jurassic extinction event began during this epoch and is one of the five major mass extinction events of the Earth. Etymology The Triassic was named in 1834 by Friedrich August von Namoh, Friedrich von Alberti, after a succession of three distinct rock layers (Greek meaning 'triad') that are widespread in southern Germany: the lower Buntsandstein (colourful sandstone'')'', t ...
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Brachyrhinodon
''Brachyrhinodon'' (meaning "short nose tooth") is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Triassic Lossiemouth Sandstone of Scotland. It is related to the tuatara, the only member of its order that is not extinct. ''Brachyrhinodon'' is known from the sandstone quarries near Elgin, and is one of the Elgin Reptiles. Sources * ''Vertebrate Palaeontology'' by Michael J. Benton * ''In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods'' by Nicholas C. Fraser and Hans-Dieter Sues Hans-Dieter Sues (born January 13, 1956) is a German-born American paleontologist who is Senior Scientist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. He receiv ... *''The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Change across the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary'' by Kevin Padian Triassic lepidosaurs Triassic reptiles of Europe Sphenodontia Prehistoric reptile genera {{triassic-reptile-stub ...
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Middle Triassic First Appearances
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Triassic Lepidosaurs
The Triassic ( ) is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.36 Mya. The Triassic is the first and shortest period of the Mesozoic Era. Both the start and end of the period are marked by major extinction events. The Triassic Period is subdivided into three epochs: Early Triassic, Middle Triassic and Late Triassic. The Triassic began in the wake of the Permian–Triassic extinction event, which left the Earth's biosphere impoverished; it was well into the middle of the Triassic before life recovered its former diversity. Three categories of organisms can be distinguished in the Triassic record: survivors from the extinction event, new groups that flourished briefly, and other new groups that went on to dominate the Mesozoic Era. Reptiles, especially archosaurs, were the chief terrestrial vertebrates during this time. A specialized subgroup of archosaurs ...
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Triassic Reptiles Of Europe
The Triassic ( ) is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.36 Mya. The Triassic is the first and shortest period of the Mesozoic Era. Both the start and end of the period are marked by major extinction events. The Triassic Period is subdivided into three epochs: Early Triassic, Middle Triassic and Late Triassic. The Triassic began in the wake of the Permian–Triassic extinction event, which left the Earth's biosphere impoverished; it was well into the middle of the Triassic before life recovered its former diversity. Three categories of organisms can be distinguished in the Triassic record: survivors from the extinction event, new groups that flourished briefly, and other new groups that went on to dominate the Mesozoic Era. Reptiles, especially archosaurs, were the chief terrestrial vertebrates during this time. A specialized subgroup of archo ...
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Homoeosaurus
''Homoeosaurus'' is an extinct genus of sphenodont reptile. It was found in limestone in Bavaria, Germany, as well as in France and the United Kingdom. It was related to the modern tuatara, though it was a considerably more gracile. There were several species varying greatly in size and morphology.G. A. Boulenger, (1891) On British Remains of ''Homœosaurus'', with Remarks on the Classification of the Rhynchocephalia Rhynchocephalia (; ) is an order of lizard-like reptiles that includes only one living species, the tuatara (''Sphenodon punctatus'') of New Zealand. Despite its current lack of diversity, during the Mesozoic rhynchocephalians were a diverse g .... Article in ''Journal of Zoology'' 59(1):167 - 172. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1891.tb06820.x References Jurassic lepidosaurs Sphenodontia Solnhofen fauna Late Jurassic reptiles of Europe Prehistoric reptile genera {{jurassic-reptile-stub ...
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Borehole
A borehole is a narrow shaft bored in the ground, either vertically or horizontally. A borehole may be constructed for many different purposes, including the extraction of water ( drilled water well and tube well), other liquids (such as petroleum), or gases (such as natural gas). It may also be part of a geotechnical investigation, environmental site assessment, mineral exploration, temperature measurement, as a pilot hole for installing piers or underground utilities, for geothermal installations, or for underground storage of unwanted substances, e.g. in carbon capture and storage. Importance Engineers and environmental consultants use the term ''borehole'' to collectively describe all of the various types of holes drilled as part of a geotechnical investigation or environmental site assessment (a so-called Phase II ESA). This includes holes advanced to collect soil samples, water samples or rock cores, to advance ''in situ'' sampling equipment, or to install monitoring ...
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Zoological Journal Of The Linnean Society
The ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering zoology published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Linnean Society. The editor-in-chief is Maarten Christenhusz (Linnean Society). It was established in 1856 as the ''Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology'' and renamed ''Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology'' in 1866. It obtained its current title in 1969. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2020 impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as i ... of 3.286. References External links * Zoology journals Linnean Society of London Monthly journals Academic journa ...
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Keuper
The Keuper is a lithostratigraphic unit (a sequence of rock strata) in the subsurface of large parts of west and central Europe. The Keuper consists of dolomite, shales or claystones and evaporites that were deposited during the Middle and Late Triassic epochs (about ). The Keuper lies on top of the Muschelkalk and under the predominantly Lower Jurassic Lias or other Early Jurassic strata. The Keuper together with the Muschelkalk and the Buntsandstein form the Germanic Trias Group, a characteristic sequence of rock strata that gave the Triassic its name. "Muschelkalk (geology)", Britannica Online Encyclopedia, October 2010, webpage: EB-39 Exposure The Upper Triassic is well exposed in Swabia, Franconia, Alsace and Lorraine and Luxembourg; it extends from Basel on the east side of the Rhine into Hanover, and through England into Scotland and north-east Ireland; it appears flanking the central plateau of France and in the Pyrenees and Sardinia. The Keuper sequence is li ...
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Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ...
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