Bobosaurus

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).

Skeleton of <i>Bobosaurus</i>, preserved in situ. From Dalla Vecchia (2006)
The holotype of <i>Bobosaurus</i> (From Dalla Vecchia, 2006)