Species
Valid Extinct

Yunguisaurus liae

Cheng et al. 2006

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
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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
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Yunguisaurus liae Species
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
3
Geological formations
Falang
2
Zhuganpo
1
Temporal distribution
Ladinian (241.464–237 Ma)
3
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 (3)
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 ↗