Ruehleia

Ruehleia; Temporal range: Norian; ~216–208 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Neck vertebrae, Naturkunde Museum, Berlin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	†Sauropodomorpha
Genus:	†Ruehleia; Galton, 2001
Species:	†R. bedheimensis
Binomial name
	†Ruehleia bedheimensis; Galton, 2001

Ruehleia is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Triassic period of Germany. The type species is R. bedheimensis, described by Galton in 2001,^[1] and is named for the German paleontologist Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern. The fossils consist of one nearly complete skeleton, consisting of cervical (neck), dorsal (back), and caudal (tail) vertebrae; a partial sacrum; a scapulocoracoid; pelvic bones; most of the limb bones; and partially complete manus (hands).^[2]

Vertebrae and ribs, Naturkunde Museum, Berlin

The fossils were found in central Germany and date to the Norian stage, around 216 to 208 million years ago.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Galton, P.M. (2001). "Prosauropod dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of Germany", In Colectivo Arqueologico-Paleontologico de Salas, C.A.S. (Eds.): Actas de las I Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontologia de Dinosaurios y su Entorno [Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Paleontology of Dinosaurs and Their Environment], 25–92.
^ *Galton describing Ruehleia

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[Galton2001-1] Galton, P.M. (2001). "Prosauropod dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of Germany", In Colectivo Arqueologico-Paleontologico de Salas, C.A.S. (Eds.): Actas de las I Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontologia de Dinosaurios y su Entorno [Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Paleontology of Dinosaurs and Their Environment], 25–92.

[2] *Galton describing Ruehleia

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