Cymatosaurus fossil map
Where fossils of Cymatosaurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 252 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 252 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Plesiosaurs & kin |
|---|---|
| Lived | 247–237 million years ago |
| Periods | Triassic |
| Named by | Fritsch 1894 |
| Fossil records | 16 occurrences at 11 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Poland, Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands |
| Rock formations | Gogolin, Röt, Wellenkalk, txn:NF, Jena, Vossenveld |
About Cymatosaurus
Cymatosaurus is an extinct genus of pistosauroid or nothosauriform sauropterygian. It is known to have been alive from the Early Triassic to the Middle Triassic period (latest Olenekian to Anisian stages) of Germany and they seem to originate from the Netherlands. It was small to medium-sized for an eosauropterygian, measuring 1–1.2 metres (3.3–3.9 ft) long.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cymatosaurus (revision 1326078864), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q5199396.
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