Qianichthyosaurus zhoui Li 1999 (ichthyosaur)

Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Toretocnemidae

Full reference: C. Li. 1999. Ichthyosaur from Guizhou, China. Chinese Science Bulletin 44(14):1329-1333

Belongs to Qianichthyosaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010

See also Ji et al. 2016, Li 1999, Maisch et al. 2008 and McGowan and Motani 2003

Sister taxon: Qianichthyosaurus xingyiensis

Type specimen: IVPP V11839, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Huangtutang, which is in a Carnian marine horizon in the Falang Formation of China.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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