Honghesaurus | |
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Photo and line-drawing ofholotype specimen (IVPP V30380) | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Family: | †Pachypleurosauridae |
Genus: | †Honghesaurus Xuet al.,2022 |
Type species | |
†Honghesaurus longicaudalis Xuet al., 2022 |
Honghesaurus is an extinctgenus ofpachypleurosaur from theAnisian-ageGuanling Formation of China. The type specimen measures about 47.1 cm (18.5 in) in total body length.[1]
The cladogram below follows Xu and colleagues (2022), when they usedYoungina as a reference point for rooting the tree. Using a selection ofplacodonts resulted in a less resolved topology.[1]