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Bishanopliosaurus
Taxonomy
Bishanopliosaurus was named by Dong (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar Sepkoski's reference number: 746,1269]. Its type is Bishanopliosaurus youngi.
It was assigned to Rhomaleosauridae by Dong (1980); to Pliosauridae by Carroll (1988); and to Plesiosauria by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Rhomaleosauridae by Dong (1980); to Pliosauridae by Carroll (1988); and to Plesiosauria by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
B. youngi (type species), B. zigongensis
Synonymy list
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G. †Bishanopliosaurus Dong 1980
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†Bishanopliosaurus youngi Dong 1980
†Bishanopliosaurus zigongensis Gao et al. 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available