Species
Valid Extinct

Bishanopliosaurus youngi

Dong 1980

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
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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
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Bishanopliosaurus youngi Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
2
Geological formations
Ziliujing
1
Shaximiao
1
Temporal distribution
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
1
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
Z.-M. Dong. 1980. A new Plesiosauria from the Lias of Sichuan Basin. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18(3):191-197
Bibliography (2)
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].
A. S. Romer and A. D. Lewis. 1959. A mounted skeleton of the giant plesiosaur Kronosaurus. Breviora 112:1-15