Bobosaurus
Genus:
Bobosaurus
Genus author:
Dalla Vecchia, 2006
Classification:
Age:
Lower Carnian, Triassic
Location:
2 km NW of Dogna, Province of Udine, Italy
Referred material (sp.):
N/A
Type species:
B. forojuliensis (type specimen: MFSN 27285, a postcranial skeleton)
Bobosaurus shares many characteristics with plesiosaurs and is one of a number of recently discovered derived sauropterygians that bridge the gap between basal sauropterygians and plesiosaurians.
The name honours the person who found the skeleton, Mr Roberto “Bobo” Rigo (Dalla Vecchia 2006).
