Guizhouichthyosaurus
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| Guizhouichthyosaurus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
| Clade: | †Euichthyosauria |
| Genus: | †Guizhouichthyosaurus Cao & Luo, 2000 |
| Binomial name | |
| Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae Cao & Luo, 2000 (type) | |
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Guizhouichthyosaurus is a genus of Ichthyosaur which existed during the lower Carnian stage of the Late Triassic in southwest China. In contains the species Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae.[1] It had been referred to the genus Shastasaurus in the past, but later study showed that it is likely distinct, since it lacks the characteristically short snout of that genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Cranial Osteology of Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) From the Upper Triassic of China (2006). By Michael W. Maisch, Xin-Ru Pan, Zuo-Yu Sun, Tao Cai, Da-Peng Zhang, Jia-Lin Xie.
- ↑ Sander, P.M., Chen X., Cheng L. and Wang X. (2011). "Short-Snouted Toothless Ichthyosaur from China Suggests Late Triassic Diversification of Suction Feeding Ichthyosaurs." PLoS ONE 6(5): e19480. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019480 PMID 21625429
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