Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Shonisauridae

Alternative spelling: Himalayosaurus

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

Parent taxon: Shonisauridae according to M. W. Maisch 2010

See also Carroll 1988, Dong 1972, Lucas and González-León 1995, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Himalayasaurus tibetensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Qulonggongba Formation, Nielamu, Xizang (Triassic of China)

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