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Extinct genus of reptiles
Diandongosaurus is an extinct genus of eosauropterygian known from the lower Middle Triassic (Anisian age) of Yunnan Province, southwestern China. It is known from the holotype IVPP V 17761, a complete and articulated skeleton with skull, which was found in the middle Triassic Lagerstätte of the Guanling Formation. It was first named by Qing-Hua Shang, Xiao-Chun Wu, Chun Li in 2011 and the type species is Diandongosaurus acutidentatus.[1] A referred specimen suggests a total body length of 34 cm (13 in).[2]
References
- ^ Qing-Hua Shang; Xiao-Chun Wu; Chun Li (2011). "A new eosauropterygian from Middle Triassic of eastern Yunnan Province, southwestern China" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 49 (2): 155–171.
- ^ Sato, T.; Cheng, Y.-N.; Wu, X.-C.; Shan, H.-Y. (2013). "Diandongosaurus acutidentatus Shang, Wu & Li, 2011 (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) and the relationships of Chinese eosauropterygians". Geological Magazine. 151 (1): 121–133. doi:10.1017/s0016756813000356. S2CID 131666596.
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