Meyerasaurus Smith and Vincent, 2010
The species M. victor was well figured by Fraas (1910). M. victor has been regarded historically as a species of Rhomaleosaurus and is often associated in the literature under the defunct name 'Thaumatosaurus'. A recent redescription by Smith and Vincent (2010) identified M. victor as generically distinct from Rhomaleosaurus and erected the new name Meyerasaurus (Smith and Dyke, 2008).
Classification
Sauropterygia --> Eosauropterygia --> Eusauropterygia --> Pistosauroidea --> Plesiosauria --> Pliosauroidea --> Rhomaleosauridae
Meyerasaurus victor (Fraas, 1910)
Material
The holotype specimen, SMNS 12478, ia a complete articulated skeleton.
Age and Location
Posidonien-Schiefer, Toarcian, Lower Jurassic, Holzmaden, Germany.
Meyerasaurus images
The holotype specimen of M. victor in ventral view (from Fraas, 1910).
The holotype specimen of M. victor, close-up of the skull (from Fraas, 1910).
The holotype specimen of M. victor as currently displayed in the SMNS
A life-restoration of M. victor on diplay in the SMNS with a close-up of the head
