Genus
Valid Extinct

Yunguisaurus

Cheng et al. 2006

Yunguisaurus is an extinct genus of pistosaur known from the Guizhou Province of China.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Yunguisaurus
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Yunguisaurus liae, Zhejiang Museum of Natural History (Hangzhou) © Dlyj0604 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Eosauropterygia Order
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Pistosauroidea Suborder
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Yunguisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
4
Geological formations
Falang
3
Zhuganpo
1
Temporal distribution
Ladinian (241.464–237 Ma)
4
Species (1)
Yunguisaurus liae 241 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
Y.-N. Cheng, T. Sato, and X.-C. Wu, C. Li. 2006. First complete pistosauroid from the Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(2):501-504 DOI ↗
Bibliography (4)
H. Lu, D.-Y. Jiang, and R. Motani, P.-G. Ni, Z.-Y. Sun, A. Tintori, S.-Z. Xiao, M. Zhou, C. Ji, W.-F. Fu. 2018. Middle Triassic Xingyi Fauna: Showing turnover of marine reptiles from coastal to oceanic environments. Palaeoworld 27(1):107-116 DOI ↗
T. Sato, L.-J. Zhao, and X.-C. Wu, C. Li. 2014. A new specimen of the Triassic pistosauroid Yunguisaurus, with implications for the origins of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia). Palaeontology 57(1):55-76
T. Sato, L. -J. Zhao, and X. -C. Wu, C. Li. 2013. A new specimen of the Triassic pistosauroid Yunguisaurus, with implications for the origin of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia). Palaeontology DOI ↗
Y.-N. Cheng, T. Sato, and X.-C. Wu, C. Li. 2006. First complete pistosauroid from the Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(2):501-504 DOI ↗