†Cartorhynchus lenticarpus Motani et al. 2015 (diapsid)
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Full reference: R. Motani, D.-Y. Jiang, G.-B. Chen, A. Tintori, O. Rieppel, C. Ji, and J.-D. Huang. 2015. A basal ichthyosauriform with a short snout from the Lower Triassic of China. Nature 517:485-488
Belongs to Cartorhynchus according to R. Motani et al. 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Anhui Geological Museum AGB6257, a skeleton. Its type locality is South Majiashan quarry (Nanlinghu Fm), which is in a Spathian basinal (siliciclastic) marl in the Nanlinghu Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at South Majiashan quarry (Nanlinghu Fm)
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