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Himalayasaurus
Taxonomy
Himalayasaurus was named by Dong (1972) [in Young & Dong (1972); Sepkoski's age data: Tr u Sepkoski's reference number: 746].
It was considered a nomen dubium by Lucas and González-León (1995), Maisch and Matzke (2000); it was misspelled as Himalayosaurus by Sepkoski (2002), McGowan and Motani (2003), Maisch (2010).
It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Sepkoski (2002); to Shastasauridae by Dong (1972), Carroll (1988), McGowan and Motani (2003); and to Shonisauridae by Maisch (2010).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Lucas and González-León (1995), Maisch and Matzke (2000); it was misspelled as Himalayosaurus by Sepkoski (2002), McGowan and Motani (2003), Maisch (2010).
It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Sepkoski (2002); to Shastasauridae by Dong (1972), Carroll (1988), McGowan and Motani (2003); and to Shonisauridae by Maisch (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Himalayasaurus Dong p. 7 |
| 1988 | Himalayasaurus Carroll |
| 2002 | Himalayosaurus Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Himalayasaurus McGowan and Motani |
| 2010 | Himalayasaurus Maisch |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available