Guanlingsaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic,
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Juvenile specimen YGMIR SPCV03108 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
Suborder: | †Longipinnati |
Node: | †Merriamosauria |
Family: | †Shastasauridae |
Genus: | †Guanlingsaurus Yin et al., 2000 |
Type species | |
†Guanlingsaurus liangae Yin et al., 2000
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Synonyms | |
Guanlingsaurus is an extinct genus of shastasaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic of China. It grew up to 8.3 metres (27 ft) in length and has a wide, triangular skull with a short and toothless snout.