Guanlingsaurus

Guanlingsaurus
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 235.0–227 Ma[1]
Juvenile specimen YGMIR SPCV03108
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms
  • Typicusichthyosaurus tsaihuae? Yin et al., 2000[2][3]

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.

  1. ^ "†Guanlingsaurus Yin et al. 2000 (ichthyosaur)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Maisch, M. W.; Pan, X. R.; Sun, Z. Y.; Cai, T.; Zhang, D. P.; Xie, J. L. (2006). "Cranial osteology of Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Upper Triassic of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (3): 588–597. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[588:COOGTR]2.0.CO;2.
  3. ^ Shang, Q. H.; Li, C. (2009). "On the occurrence of the ichthyosaur Shastasaurus in the Guanling biota (Late Triassic), Guizhou, China" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 47 (3): 178–193.