Genus
Valid Extinct

Bishanopliosaurus

Dong 1980

Bishanopliosaurus is a genus of plesiosaur. The type species is B. youngi, based on remains found in the Ziliujing Formation of China.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Bishanopliosaurus
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Rhomaleosauridae Family
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Bishanopliosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
4
Geological formations
Shaximiao
3
Ziliujing
1
Temporal distribution
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
1
Bathonian (168.2–165.3 Ma)
1
Bajocian (170.9–168.2 Ma)
1
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Species (2)
Bishanopliosaurus youngi 184 Ma
Bishanopliosaurus zigongensis 171 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
J. J., Jr. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Bibliography (4)
B. Hao, Q. Zhang, and G. Peng, Y. Ye. 2022. Discovery of a New Middle Jurassic Dinosaur Site in Sichuan, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 96(1):52-60 DOI ↗
G. Peng, Y. Ye, and Y. Gao, C. Shu, S. Jiang. 2005. Zìgòng dìqū zhū luó jì kǒnglóng dòngwù qún [Jurassic Dinosaur Faunas in Zigong].
Y. -H. Gao, Y. Ye, and S. Jiang. 2004. A new species of Bishanopliosaurus from Middle Jurassic of Zigong, Sichuan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(2):162-165
A. S. Romer and A. D. Lewis. 1959. A mounted skeleton of the giant plesiosaur Kronosaurus. Breviora 112:1-15