†Himalayasaurus tibetensis Dong 1972 (ichthyosaur)
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Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Shonisauridae
Full reference: Z.-M. Dong. 1972. An ichthyosaur fossil from the Qomolangma Feng (Mt. Everest) region. Gu ji zhui dong wu yu gu ren lei yan jiu suo ji kan 9:7-10
Belongs to Himalayasaurus according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Dong 1972 and McGowan and Motani 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Qulonggongba Formation, Nielamu, Xizang, which is in an Alaunian marine horizon in the Qulonggongba Formation of China
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Qulonggongba Formation, Nielamu, Xizang
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