Ruehleia

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. Discovered in 1952, the holotype consists of one nearly complete skeleton, including cervical (neck), dorsal (back), and caudal (tail) vertebrae; a partial sacrum; a scapulocoracoid; pelvic bones; most limb bones; and a partially complete manus (hands).^[2] The fossils were found in the Trossingen Formation of central Germany and date to the Norian stage, around 216 to 208 million years ago.^[1]

Vertebrae and ribs, Naturkunde Museum, Berlin

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
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	†Sauropodomorpha
Genus:	†Ruehleia Galton, 2001
Species:	†R. bedheimensis
Binomial name
†Ruehleia bedheimensis Galton, 2001