Guanlingsaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Guanlingsaurus | |
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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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