Genus
Bobosaurus
Author
Dalla Vecchia, 2006
Classification
Sauropterygia
Eosauropterygia
Eusauropterygia
Pistosauroidea
Age
Lower Carnian, Triassic
Location
2 km NW of Dogna, Province of Udine, Italy
Type species
B. forojuliensis (type specimen: MFSN 27285, a postcranial skeleton)
Other species
NA
Referred material
N/A
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).
