Pachysaurus giganteus von Huene, 1932

Fernández, Omar Rafael Regalado, Stöhr, Henrik, Kästle, Benedikt & Werneburg, Ingmar, 2023, Diversity and taxonomy of the Late Triassic sauropodomorphs (Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha) stored in the Palaeontological Collection of Tübingen, Germany, historically referred to Plateosaurus, European Journal of Taxonomy 913 (1), pp. 1-88 : 67

Pachysaurus giganteus von Huene, 1932

Fig. 23

Type material

Holotype (examined)

GERMANY – Obere Mühle, Trossingen Formation • three metatarsals, GPIT-PV-60234 to GPITPV-60236 .

Remark

The historical number “GPIT E” is poorly preserved and has been reconstructed several times; thus, this specimen is the only nomen dubium in our revision.

Figures

Fig. 23. The holotype of ‘Pachysaurus giganteus’ von Huene, 1932 (comprises three metatarsal bones, poorly preserved and heavily reconstructed as it was mounted in a now dismounted display. A. Drawing of the dismounted corner, details in Fig. 22. B. Drawing of specimen “GPIT E”. C. GPIT-PV-60234, metatarsal II. D. GPIT-PV-60235, metatarsal III. E. GPIT-PV-60236, metatarsal IV.