Genus
Valid Extinct

Xinminosaurus

Jiang et al. 2008

Xinminosaurus is an extinct genus of cymbospondylid ichthyosaur known from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, China.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
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Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
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Omphalosauridae Family
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Xinminosaurus 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)
Xinminosaurus catactes 244 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
D. Jiang, R. Motani, and W. Hao, L. Schmitz, O. Rieppel, Y. Sun, Z. Sun. 2008. New primitive ichthyosaurian (Reptilia, Diapsida) from the Middle Triassic of Panxian, Guizhou, southwestern China and its position in the Triassic biotic recovery. Progress in Natural Science 18:1315-1319 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
D. Jiang, R. Motani, and W. Hao, L. Schmitz, O. Rieppel, Y. Sun, Z. Sun. 2008. New primitive ichthyosaurian (Reptilia, Diapsida) from the Middle Triassic of Panxian, Guizhou, southwestern China and its position in the Triassic biotic recovery. Progress in Natural Science 18:1315-1319 DOI ↗