Ruehleia

Ruehleia
Temporal range: Norian
~216–208 Ma
Neck vertebrae, Naturkunde Museum, Berlin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
Genus: †Ruehleia
Galton, 2001
Species:
†R. bedheimensis
Binomial name
†Ruehleia bedheimensis
Galton, 2001

Ruehleia is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Triassic period of Germany. The type species is R. bedheimensis, described by Galton in 2001,[1] and is named for the German paleontologist Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern. Discovered in 1952, the holotype consists of one nearly complete skeleton, including cervical (neck), dorsal (back), and caudal (tail) vertebrae; a partial sacrum; a scapulocoracoid; pelvic bones; most limb bones; and a partially complete manus (hands).[2]

Vertebrae and ribs, Naturkunde Museum, Berlin

The fossils were found in central Germany and date to the Norian stage, around 216 to 208 million years ago.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Galton, P.M. (2001). "Prosauropod dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of Germany", In Colectivo Arqueologico-Paleontologico de Salas, C.A.S. (Eds.): Actas de las I Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontologia de Dinosaurios y su Entorno [Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Paleontology of Dinosaurs and Their Environment], 25–92.
  2. ^ *Galton describing Ruehleia
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