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Nothosaurus yangjuanensis
Taxonomy
Nothosaurus yangjuanensis was named by Jiang et al. (2006) [Splint-like jugal extending posteriorly to make contact with the squamosal; parietal foramen broadly rounded and followed by a shallow groove; four premaxillary fangs followed by one small conical premaxillary tooth and five small maxillary conical teeth followed by paired maxillary fangs.]. Its type specimen is GMPKU-P-1080, a skull (a complete skull exposed its dorsal and palatal views), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yangjuan Village, Xinmin District, which is in a Pelsonian marine horizon in the Guanling Formation of China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2006 | Nothosaurus yangjuanensis Jiang et al. |
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†Nothosaurus yangjuanensis Jiang et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available