Species
Valid Extinct

Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae

(Cao et al. 2000)

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Ichtyosaures
Carnivore nektonic Marine
Classification
Ichthyosauria Unranked clade
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Hueneosauria Unranked clade
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Merriamosauria Unranked clade
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Shastasauridae Family
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Guizhouichthyosaurus Genus
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Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae Species
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
4
Geological formations
Xiaowa
3
Wayao
1
Temporal distribution
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
4
Synonyms (2)
Cymbospondylus asiaticus subjective synonym of Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae
Panjiangsaurus epicharis subjective synonym of Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae
Bibliography
Original description
M. W. Maisch, X.-R. Pan, and Z.-Y. Sun, T. Cai, D.-P. Zhang, J.-L. Xie. 2006. Cranial osteology of Guizhouicthyosaurus tangae (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Upper Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3):588-597 DOI ↗
Bibliography (4)
Q.-H. Shang and C. Li. 2009. On the occurrence of the ichthyosaur Shastasaurus in the Guanling biota (Late Triassic), Guizhou, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 47(3):178-193
X. Wang, G. H. Bachmann, and H. Hagdorn, P. M. Sanders, G. Cuny, X. Chen, C. Wang, L. Chen, L. Cheng, F. Meng, G. Xu. 2008. The Late Triassic black shales of the Guanling area, Guizhou province, south-west China: a unique marine reptile and pelagic crinoid fossil lagerstätte. Palaeontology 51(1):27-61
L. Cheng, O. Wings, and X. Chen, P. M. Sander. 2006. Gastroliths in the Triassic ichthyosaur Panjiangsaurus from China. Journal of Paleontology 80(3):583-588
M. W. Maisch, X.-R. Pan, and Z.-Y. Sun, T. Cai, D.-P. Zhang, J.-L. Xie. 2006. Cranial osteology of Guizhouicthyosaurus tangae (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Upper Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3):588-597 DOI ↗