Liaoxisaurus
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| Liaoxisaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Choristodera |
| Family: | Simoedosauridae |
| Genus: | Liaoxisaurus Gao C. et al., 2005 |
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Liaoxisaurus is a genus of simodeosaurid choristodere, a type of crocodile-like aquatic reptile. It is known from a partial specimen found in Aptian-age Lower Cretaceous rocks of the Jiufotang Formation, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. Liaoxisaurus was named in 2005 by Gao Chunling and colleagues. The type species is L. chaoyangensis.[1]
References
- ↑ Gao Chunling; Lu Junchang; Liu Jinyuan; and Ji Qiang (2005). "New choristodera from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Chaoyang area, Liaoning China". Geological Review (in Chinese) 51 (6): 694–697.
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