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Dianmeisaurus
Taxonomy
Dianmeisaurus was named by Shang and Li (2015). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Eosauropterygia by Shang and Li (2015); and to Pachypleurosauria by Hu et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Eosauropterygia by Shang and Li (2015); and to Pachypleurosauria by Hu et al. (2024).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Dianmeisaurus Shang and Li |
| 2024 | Dianmeisaurus Hu et al. p. 2 |
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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.
G. †Dianmeisaurus Shang and Li 2015
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†Dianmeisaurus gracilis Shang and Li 2015
†Dianmeisaurus mutaensis Hu et al. 2024
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Y. Hu et al. 2024 | Postfrontal with a distinct constriction behind the orbit (also present in Anarosaurus, Honghesaurus, and Prosantosaurus); distal end of sacral ribs distinctly expanded (also present in Diandongosaurus and Qianxisaurus); interorbital septum extremely narrowed and distinctly shorter than the distance between external nares (a synapomorphy of Dianmeisaurus); skull table with deeply concave posterior margin (also present in Dawazisaurus and Diandongosaurus). |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||