Dianmeisaurus gracilis Shang and Li 2015 (diapsid)

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia

Full reference: Q.-H. Shang and C. Li. 2015. A new small-sized eosauropterygian (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Luoping, Yunnan, southwestern China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 53(4):265-280

Belongs to Dianmeisaurus according to Q.-H. Shang and C. Li 2015

Sister taxon: Dianmeisaurus mutaensis

Type specimen: IVPP V 18630. Its type locality is Luoping area, upper member of Guanling Formation limestone (middle Anisian), which is in a Pelsonian marine limestone in the Guanling Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Luoping area, upper member of Guanling Formation limestone (middle Anisian)

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