Genus
Valid Extinct

Honghesaurus

Xu et al. 2022

Honghesaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur from the Anisian-age Guanling Formation of China. The type specimen measures about 47.1 cm (18.5 in) in total body length.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Honghesaurus
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Honghesaurus longicaudalis gen. et sp. nov., Holotype (IVPP V30380). Photo (a) and line-drawing (b) of whole specimen. c, cervical vertebra; ca, caudal vertebra; d, dorsal vertebra; s, sacral vertebra. © Xu G.-H., Ren Y., Zhao L.-J., Liao J.-L., Feng D.-H. · CC BY-SA 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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Honghesaurus 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)
Honghesaurus longicaudalis 244 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
G.-H. Xu, Y. Ren, and L.-J. Zhao, J.-L. Liao, D.-H. Feng. 2022. A long‐tailed marine reptile from China provides new insights into the Middle Triassic pachypleurosaur radiation. Scientific Reports 12(7396):1-12 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
G.-H. Xu, Y. Ren, and L.-J. Zhao, J.-L. Liao, D.-H. Feng. 2022. A long‐tailed marine reptile from China provides new insights into the Middle Triassic pachypleurosaur radiation. Scientific Reports 12(7396):1-12 DOI ↗