Bishanopliosaurus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pliosauroidea |
| Genus: | †Bishanopliosaurus Dong, 1980 |
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| †Bishanopliosaurus youngi Dong, 1980
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Bishanopliosaurus is a genus of plesiosaur. The type species is B. youngi, based on remains found in the Ziliujing Formation of China.[1]
Description
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Bishanopliosaurus was a small plesiosaur, measuring about 4 m (13 ft) long.[1] It can be differentiated by the bifurcated ribs of its sacrum. Unusually, it appears to be a freshwater plesiosaur.[2] A second species, B. zigongensis, is known from the slightly later Xiashaximiao Formation.[3]
See also
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References
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