Eifelosaurus
| Eifelosaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic,
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| Initial 1904 illustration (left) and modern photograph (right) of the E. triadicus holotype | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Crocopoda |
| Order: | †Rhynchosauria |
| Family: | †Rhynchosauridae |
| Genus: | †Eifelosaurus Jaekel, 1904 |
| Species: | †E. triadicus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Eifelosaurus triadicus Jaekel, 1904
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Eifelosaurus (lit. 'Eifel lizard') is an extinct genus of rhynchosaurian reptile known from the Middle Triassic (Anisian age) Röt Formation of Germany. The genus contains a single species, Eifelosaurus triadicus, known from a partial articulated skeleton including the torso, pelvis, and part of the legs and tail, preserved with the underside of the animal exposed. Eifelosaurus is a member of the family Rhynchosauridae, and indicates rhynchosaurs were already widely geographically distributed from Germany to South Africa early in their evolutionary history.