Name
Honghesaurus
Phonetic
Hong-he--sor-us.
Named By
Guang-Hui Xu, Yi Ren, Li-Jun Zhao, Jun-Ling Liao & Dong-Hao Feng - 2022.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Sauropterygia, Pachypleurosauridae.
Diet
Carnivore/piscivore.
Species
H. longicaudalis
Size
Roughly about 46-47 centimetres long.
Known locations
China - Guanling Formation.
Time Period
Anisian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation
Almost complete individual.
Honghesaurus is a genus of pachypleurosaur that lived during the Middle Triassic.
- A long-tailed marine reptile from China provides new insights into the Middle Triassic pachypleurosaur radiation. - Scientific Reports. 12 (1) - Guang-Hui Xu, Yi Ren, Li-Jun Zhao, Jun-Ling Liao & Dong-Hao Feng - 2022.
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