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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 17 December 2021.
  3. "†Vellbergia bartholomaei Sobral et al. 2020". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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