The first record of a thalattosaur reptile from the Late Triassic of southern China (Guizhou Province, PR China)

Authors
Rieppel, O Liu, J Bucher, H
Citation
O. Rieppel et al., The first record of a thalattosaur reptile from the Late Triassic of southern China (Guizhou Province, PR China), J VERTEBR P, 20(3), 2000, pp. 507-514
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
ISSN journal
02724634 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
507 - 514
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-4634(200009)20:3<507:TFROAT>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The first thalattosaur from the marine Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, southern China, is described, and its phylogenetic relationships analyzed. The taxon, Anshunsaurus huangguoshuensis, was found to be the sister-taxon of Askeptosaurus italicus from the southern Alpine Triassic. The paleobiog eography of thalattosaurs, now known from the Middle and Late Triassic of C hina, Europe, and North America, is discussed.