Palaeopleurosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptiles belonging to the group Sphenodontia. Palaeoleurosaurus fossils were discovered in Bavaria, Germany from Toarcian (Early Jurassic) deposits, dated to about 183 million years ago. It is one of the few known aquatic sphenodontians.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0