Genre
Valide Éteint

Diandongosaurus

Shang et al. 2011

Diandongosaurus is an extinct genus of eosauropterygian known from the lower Middle Triassic of Yunnan Province, southwestern China. It is known from the holotype IVPP V 17761, a complete and articulated skeleton with skull, which was found in the middle Triassic Lagerstätte of the Guanling Formation. It was first named by Qing-Hua Shang, Xiao-Chun Wu, Chun Li in 2011 and the type species is Diandongosaurus acutidentatus. A referred specimen suggests a total body length of 34 cm (13 in).

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
1
Groupe
Sauroptérygiens
Marin
Classification
Sauropterygia Sous-ordre
Eosauropterygia Ordre
Diandongosaurus Genre
Sites de découverte 1 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇨🇳 Chine
1
Formations géologiques
Guanling
1
Distribution temporelle
Anisien (246.7–241.464 Ma)
1
Espèces (1)
Diandongosaurus acutidentatus 244 Ma
Bibliographie
Description originale
Q.-H. Shang, X.-C. Wu, and C. Li. 2011. A new eosauropterygian from Middle Triassic of eastern Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 49(2):155-171
Bibliographie (1)
Q.-H. Shang, X.-C. Wu, and C. Li. 2011. A new eosauropterygian from Middle Triassic of eastern Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 49(2):155-171