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Extinct genus of pachypleurosaur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Honghesaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur from the Anisian-age Guanling Formation of China. The type specimen measures about 47.1 cm (18.5 in) in total body length.[1]
Honghesaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic, | |
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Photo and line-drawing of holotype specimen (IVPP V30380) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Family: | †Pachypleurosauridae |
Genus: | †Honghesaurus Xu et al., 2022 |
Type species | |
†Honghesaurus longicaudalis Xu et al., 2022 |
The cladogram below follows Xu and colleagues (2022), when they used Youngina as a reference point for rooting the tree. Using a selection of placodonts resulted in a less resolved topology.[1]
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