Genre
Valide Éteint

Dianmeisaurus

Shang and Li 2015

Dianmeisaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur from the Middle Triassic Guanling Formation in China. The type species is D. gracilis. An additional species, D. mutaensis, was named in 2024 based on a small skeleton likely belonging to an immature individual.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
2
Groupe
Sauroptérygiens
Marin
Dianmeisaurus
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The holotype of Dianmeisaurus mutaensis (HFUT MT-21-08-001). (A) the skeleton in dorsal view; (B) the counterpart of (A) (natural mold). Scale bars equal 1 cm. © YW Hu, Q Li & J Liu · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification
Sauropterygia Sous-ordre
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Eosauropterygia Ordre
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Pachypleurosauria Sous-ordre
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Dianmeisaurus Genre
Sites de découverte 2 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇨🇳 Chine
2
Formations géologiques
Guanling
2
Distribution temporelle
Anisien (246.7–241.464 Ma)
2
Espèces (2)
Dianmeisaurus gracilis 244 Ma
Dianmeisaurus mutaensis 247 Ma
Images 1
Bibliographie
Description originale
Q.-H. Shang and C. Li. 2015. A new small-sized eosauropterygian (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Luoping, Yunnan, southwestern China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 53(4):265-280
Bibliographie (2)
Y. Hu, Q. Li, and J. Liu. 2024. A new pachypleurosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of southwestern China and its phylogenetic and biogeographic implications. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 143(1) DOI ↗
Q.-H. Shang and C. Li. 2015. A new small-sized eosauropterygian (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Luoping, Yunnan, southwestern China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 53(4):265-280