†Sclerocormus parviceps Jiang et al. 2016 (diapsid)
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Full reference: D.-Y. Jiang, R. Motani, J.-D. Huang, A. Tintori, Y.-C. Hu, O. Rieppel, N. C. Fraser, C. Ji, N. P. Kelley, W.-L. Fu, and R. Zhang. 2016. A large aberrant stem ichthyosauriform indicating early rise and demise of ichthyosauromorphs in the wake of the end-Permian extinction. Scientific Reports 6:26232:1-9
Belongs to Sclerocormus according to D.-Y. Jiang et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Anhui Geological Museum AGB6265, 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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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