Amotosaurus Temporal range: Anisian, 247–242 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Holotype of Amotosaurus rotfeldensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauromorpha
Family:	†Tanystropheidae
Genus:	†Amotosaurus Fraser & Rieppel, 2006
Type species
†Amotosaurus rotfeldensis Fraser & Rieppel, 2006

Amotosaurus is an extinct genus of tanystropheid protorosaur from the earliest Middle Triassic (early Anisian stage) of Black Forest, southwestern Germany. Amotosaurus is known from the holotype SMNS 50830, a partial skeleton including left maxilla with teeth, cervical series, pelvic girdle and other postcranial remains. Other specimens include SMNS 90600-90601, SMNS 50691, SMNS 54783a-b and SMNS 54810. It was first described and named by Nicholas C. Fraser and Olivier Rieppel in 2006 and the type species is Amotosaurus rotfeldensis.^[1]

References

^ Fraser, N. C.; Rieppel, O. (2006). "A new protorosaur (Diapsida) from the Upper Buntsandstein of the Black Forest, Germany". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (4): 866. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[866:ANPDFT]2.0.CO;2.

see Sauropsida
Archosauromorpha	see below↓

†Aenigmastropheus †Czatkowiella †Elachistosuchus? †Elessaurus †Jesairosaurus †Malutinisuchus †Mecistotrachelos †Prolacertoides †Protorosaurus †Rhombopholis †Trachelosaurus †Vritramimosaurus
†Dinocephalosauridae	Austronaga Dinocephalosaurus Protanystropheus Pectodens Sclerostropheus?
†Sharovipterygidae	Ozimek Sharovipteryx
†Tanystropheidae	Amotosaurus Augustaburiania Cosesaurus Fuyuansaurus? Gracilicollum Gwyneddosaurus Langobardisaurus Luxisaurus Macrocnemus Raibliania Sclerostropheus? Tanystropheus Tanytrachelos Dinocephalosauridae? Sharovipterygidae?

†Boreopricea †Cryptovaranoides? †Tasmaniosaurus †Teyujagua
†Allokotosauria	see Allokotosauria
†Rhynchosauria	see Rhynchosauria
†Prolacertidae?	Kadimakara Prolacerta
Archosauriformes	see below↓

†Antarctanax †Cuyosuchus †Eorasaurus? †Kalisuchus †Koilamasuchus †Sarmatosuchus †Syntomiprosopus
†Proterosuchidae	Archosaurus Chasmatosuchus? Gamosaurus Jaikosuchus Proterosuchus Samsarasuchus Tsylmosuchus? Vonhuenia?
†Protopyknosia	Kranosaura Triopticus
†Erythrosuchidae	Bharitalasuchus Chalishevia Erythrosuchus Fugusuchus? Garjainia Guchengosuchus Shansisuchus Uralosaurus

†Asperoris †Dorosuchus †Heteropelta †Litorosuchus †Polymorphodon †Vancleavea
†Euparkeriidae	Euparkeria Halazhaisuchus Osmolskina
†Proterochampsia	see Proterochampsia

Incertae sedis	†Sikannisuchus? †Smok
Avemetatarsalia	see Avemetatarsalia includes birds
Pseudosuchia	see Pseudosuchia includes crocodilians