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Sanchuansaurus
Taxonomy
Sanchuansaurus was named by Gao (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Sanchuansaurus pygmaeus.
It was synonymized subjectively with Shansisaurus by Li and Liu (2013).
It was assigned to Pareiasauria by Lee (1997); and to Pareiasauridae by Gao (1989), Benton (2016).
It was synonymized subjectively with Shansisaurus by Li and Liu (2013).
It was assigned to Pareiasauria by Lee (1997); and to Pareiasauridae by Gao (1989), Benton (2016).
Species
S. pygmaeus (type species)
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | China (Shanxi) | S. pygmaeus (78694) |