Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae
Synonym: Nothosaurus rostellatus Shang 2006 [objective synonym]
Full reference: Q.-H. Shang. 2006. A new species of Nothosaurus from the early Middle Triassic of Guizhou, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 44(3):237-249
Belongs to Nothosaurus according to Q.-H. Shang 2006
Sister taxa: Conchiosaurus clavatus, Elmosaurus lelmensis, Kolposaurus dichthadius, Metriorhynchus priscus, Nothosaurus cristatus, Nothosaurus cymatosauroides, Nothosaurus edingerae, Nothosaurus giganteus, Nothosaurus haasi, Nothosaurus hecki, Nothosaurus jagisteus, Nothosaurus marchicus, Nothosaurus mirabilis, Nothosaurus occiduus, Nothosaurus schimperi, Nothosaurus tchernowi, Nothosaurus unexpectus, Nothosaurus venustus, Nothosaurus yangjuanensis, Nothosaurus zhangi, Plesiosaurus speciosus, Simosaurus mougeoti
Type specimens:
- Nothosaurus rostellatus: IVPP V 14294, a partial skeleton
- Nothosaurus rostellatus: IVPP V 14294, a partial skeleton.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Panxian, Guizhou (Triassic of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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