Xinpusaurus kohi Jiang et al. 2004 (diapsid)

Reptilia - Thalattosauria

Full reference: D.-Y. Jiang, M. W. Maisch, Y.-L. Sun, A. T. Matzke, and W.-C. Hao. 2004. A new species of Xinpusaurus (Thalattosauria) from the Upper Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24:80-88

Belongs to Xinpusaurus according to D.-Y. Jiang et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Xinpusaurus bamaolinensis, Xinpusaurus suni, Xinpusaurus xingyiensis

Type specimen: GMPKU 2000/005, a skeleton. Its type locality is Xinpu Thalattosaur Locality, which is in a Carnian marine horizon in the Xiaowa Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Xinpu Thalattosaur Locality

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