Honghesaurus

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Honghesaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Anisian
File:Honghesaurus.png
Photo and line-drawing of holotype specimen (IVPP V30380)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Sauropterygia
Suborder: Pachypleurosauria
Family: Pachypleurosauridae
Genus: Honghesaurus
Xu et al., 2022
Type species
Honghesaurus longicaudalis
Xu et al., 2022

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]

Classification

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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]

Pachypleurosauroidea

References

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