Vellbergia

Vellbergia is an extinct genus of lepidosauromorph[2] from the Middle Triassic of Germany.[1][3] It contains a single species, Vellbergia bartholomaei,[2] which is based on a tiny partial skull from the Ladinian-age Lower Keuper.[1]

Vellbergia
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Lepidosauromorpha
Genus: Vellbergia
Sobral et al., 2020[1]
Type species
Vellbergia bartholomaei
Sobral et al., 2020

References

  1. Sobral, Gabriela; Simões, Tiago R. & Schoch, Rainer R. (2020-02-20). "A tiny new Middle Triassic stem-lepidosauromorph from Germany: implications for the early evolution of lepidosauromorphs and the Vellberg fauna". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 2273. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.2273S. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58883-x. PMC 7033234. PMID 32080209.
  2. "†Vellbergia Sobral et al. 2020". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. "†Vellbergia bartholomaei Sobral et al. 2020". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 5 September 2021.


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