In Depth
Arminisaurus is a genus of pliosaurid plesiosaur that lived in Waters submerging what is now Germany during the early Jurassic. Arminisaurus is named after Arminius, a Germanic tribal chieftain who commanded the Germanic tribal alliance forces at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in which The Roman Empire suffered a major defeat.
Further Reading
- A rare new Pliensbachian plesiosaurian from the Amaltheenton Formation of Bielefeld in northwestern Germany”. Alcheringa: 1–14. - S. Sachs & B Kear - 2017.