Majiashanosaurus

Mah-ji-ah-shan-o-sor-us.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2015, September 8). Majiashanosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/majiashanosaurus/

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Name

Majiashanosaurus ‭(‬Majiashan lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Mah-ji-ah-shan-o-sor-us.

Named By

Da-Yong Jiang,‭ ‬Ryosuke Motani,‭ ‬Andrea Tintori,‭ ‬Olivier Rieppel,‭ ‬Guan-Bao Chen,‭ ‬Jian-Dong Huang,‭ ‬Rong Zhang,‭ ‬Zuo-Yu Sun‭ & ‬Cheng Ji‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Eosauropterygia.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬discocoracoidis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Anhui Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nanlinghu Formation.

Time Period

Olenekian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Majiashanosaurus is a genus of sauropterygian reptile that lived in waters around China during the early Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The Early Triassic eosauropterygian Majiashanosaurus discocoracoidis,‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia‭)‬,‭ ‬from Chaohu,‭ ‬Anhui Province,‭ ‬People’s Republic of China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬34‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬1044‭–‬1052.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Da-Yong Jiang,‭ ‬Ryosuke Motani,‭ ‬Andrea Tintori,‭ ‬Olivier Rieppel,‭ ‬Guan-Bao Chen,‭ ‬Jian-Dong Huang,‭ ‬Rong Zhang,‭ ‬Zuo-Yu Sun‭ & ‬Cheng Ji‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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