Genus
Valid Extinct

Qianxisaurus

Cheng et al. 2012

Qianxisaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur or alternatively a basal eosauropterygian known from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, southwestern China. It contains a single species, Qianxisaurus chajiangensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Qianxisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Falang
1
Temporal distribution
Ladinian (241.464–237 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Qianxisaurus chajiangensis 241 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
Y. -N. Cheng, X. -C. Wu, and T. Sato, H.- Y. Shan. 2012. A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(6):1335-1349 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
Y. -N. Cheng, X. -C. Wu, and T. Sato, H.- Y. Shan. 2012. A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(6):1335-1349 DOI ↗