Panzhousaurus

Extinct genus of reptiles

Panzhousaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Anisian
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Sauropterygia
Suborder: Pachypleurosauria
Genus: Panzhousaurus
Jiang et al., 2019
Type species
Panzhousaurus rotundirostris
Jiang et al., 2019

Panzhousaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur from the Middle Triassic of China. The type species is P. rotundirostris. The preserved portion of the holotype measures 36 cm (14 in) long, and its total body length may have been less than 50 cm (20 in).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Jiang, Da-Yong; Lin, Wen-Bin; Rieppel, Olivier; Motani, Ryosuke; Sun, Zuo-Yu (2018-07-04). "A new Anisian (Middle Triassic) eosauropterygian (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from Panzhou, Guizhou Province, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (4): (1)–(9). doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1480113. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 109794338.
  2. ^ Lin, W.-B.; Jiang, D.-Y.; Rieppel, O.; Motani, R.; Tintori, A.; Sun, Z.-Y.; Zhou, M. (2021). "Panzhousaurus rotundirostris Jiang et al., 2019 (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) and the recovery of the monophyly of Pachypleurosauridae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1901730. S2CID 234853964.
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