Genus
Valid Extinct

Luopingosaurus

Xu et al. 2023

Luopingosaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaurid sauropterygian from the Middle Triassic Guanling Formation of Yunnan Province, China. The genus contains a single species, L. imparilis, known from a well-preserved, nearly complete skeleton.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Luopingosaurus
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Luopingosaurus imparilis gen. et sp. nov., Holotype (IVPP V19049). Photo (a) and line-drawing (b) of whole specimen. c, cervical vertebra; ca, caudal vertebra; d, dorsal vertebra; s, sacral vertebra. © G-H Xu, Q-H Shang, W Wang, Y Ren, H Lei, J‑L Liao, L‑J Zhao & C Li · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Eosauropterygia Order
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Pachypleurosauroidea Superfamily
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Pachypleurosauridae Family
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Luopingosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Guanling
1
Temporal distribution
Anisian (246.7–241.464 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Luopingosaurus imparilis 244 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
G.-H. Xu, Q.-H. Shang, and W. Wang, Y. Ren, H. Lei, J.-L. Liao, LJ Zhao, C. Li. 2023. A new long‐snouted marine reptile from the Middle Triassic of China illuminates pachypleurosauroid evolution. Scientific Reports 13(16):1-13 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
G.-H. Xu, Q.-H. Shang, and W. Wang, Y. Ren, H. Lei, J.-L. Liao, LJ Zhao, C. Li. 2023. A new long‐snouted marine reptile from the Middle Triassic of China illuminates pachypleurosauroid evolution. Scientific Reports 13(16):1-13 DOI ↗