Biology:Bishanopliosaurus
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Short description: Extinct genus of reptiles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pliosauroidea |
| Genus: | †Bishanopliosaurus Dong, 1980 |
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Bishanopliosaurus is a genus of plesiosaur. The type species is B. youngi, based on remains found in the Ziliujing Formation of China .[1]
Description
Bishanopliosaurus was a small plesiosaur, measuring about 4 m (13 ft) long.[1] It can be differentiated by the bifurcated ribs of its sacrum. Unusually, it appears to be a freshwater plesiosaur.[2] A second species, B. zigongensis, is known from the slightly later Xiashaximiao Formation.[3]
See also
- Timeline of plesiosaur research
- List of plesiosaurs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dong, Z.-M.. "A new plesiosauria from the Lias of Sichuan Basin". Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18 (3): 191–197. http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/xscbw/xsqk/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200904/W020090813375569914858.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ↑ Sato, T.; Li, C.; Wu, X.-C. (2003). "Restudy of Bishanopliosaurus youngi Dong 1980, a freshwater plesiosaurian from the Jurassic of Chongqing". Vertebrata PalAsiatica 41 (1): 17–33. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281604444.
- ↑ Gao, Y.-H.; Ye, Y.; Jiang, S. (2004). "A new species of Bishanopliosaurus from Middle Jurassic of Zigong, Sichuan". Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42 (2): 162–165. http://www.ivpp.ac.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200810/W020090813368513660426.pdf. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
Wikidata ☰ Q3640422 entry
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