Biology:Panzhousaurus

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Short description: Extinct genus of reptiles

Panzhousaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Anisian
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Sauropterygia
Suborder: [[Biology:|Pachypleurosauria]]
Genus: Panzhousaurus
Jiang et al., 2019
Type species
Panzhousaurus rotundirostris
Jiang et al., 2019

Panzhousaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur from the Middle Triassic of China. The type species is P. rotundirostris. The preserved portion of the holotype measures 36 cm (14 in) long, and its total body length may have been less than 50 cm (20 in).[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q109561668 entry



  1. Jiang, Da-Yong; Lin, Wen-Bin; Rieppel, Olivier; Motani, Ryosuke; Sun, Zuo-Yu (2018-07-04). "A new Anisian (Middle Triassic) eosauropterygian (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from Panzhou, Guizhou Province, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38 (4): (1)–(9). doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1480113. ISSN 0272-4634. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2018.1480113. 
  2. Lin, W.-B.; Jiang, D.-Y.; Rieppel, O.; Motani, R.; Tintori, A.; Sun, Z.-Y.; Zhou, M. (2021). "Panzhousaurus rotundirostris Jiang et al., 2019 (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) and the recovery of the monophyly of Pachypleurosauridae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1901730.