Xinpusaurus xingyiensis Li et al. 2016 (diapsid)

Reptilia - Thalattosauria

Full reference: Z.-G. Li, D.-Y. Jiang, O. Rieppel, R. Motani, A. Tintori, Z.-Y. Sun, and C. Ji. 2016. A new species of Xinpusaurus (Reptilia, Thalattosauria) from the Ladinian (Middle Triassic) of Xingyi, Guizhou, southwestern China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(6):e1218340

Belongs to Xinpusaurus according to Z.-G. Li et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Xinpusaurus bamaolinensis, Xinpusaurus kohi, Xinpusaurus suni

Type specimen: XNGM WS-53-R3, a skeleton. Its type locality is Layer 53, Nimaigu Village, Wusha Township, Xingyi, which is in a Longobardian marine lime mudstone in the Falang Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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