Cyamodus orientalis Wang et al. 2019 (placodont)

Reptilia - Placodontia - Cyamodontidae

Full reference: W. Wang, C. Li, T. M. Scheyer and L. J. Zhao. 2019. A new species of Cyamodus (Placodontia, Sauropterygia) from the early Late Triassic of south-west China. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17(17):1457-1476

Belongs to Cyamodus according to W. Wang et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Cyamodus hildegardis, Cyamodus kuhnschnyderi, Cyamodus muensteri, Cyamodus rostratus, Cyamodus tarnowitzensis

Type specimen: Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, M8820, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Guanling, Lower Xiaowa Formation fossil lagerstätte, which is in a Tuvalian deep-water shale/marl in the Xiaowa Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Guanling, Lower Xiaowa Formation fossil lagerstätte

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