| Sinopliosaurus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pliosauroidea |
| Family: | †Pliosauridae |
| Genus: | †Sinopliosaurus Young, 1944 |
| Type species | |
| †Sinopliosaurus weiyuanensis Young, 1944 | |
Sinopliosaurus (meaning "Chinese more lizard") is adubiousgenus ofpliosauroidplesiosaur.[1] It lived during theAptian andAlbian stages of theEarly Cretaceous[2] (disputedSinopliosaurus remains have been dated to theToarcian age and were found in theZiliujing Formation)[3] of thePeople's Republic of China - its exact age is unknown. The type species,Sinopliosaurus weiyuanensis, was named and described in 1944 byYang Zhongjian.[3] One species,"S."fusuiensis, was later shown to be based on teeth from aspinosauridtheropoddinosaur which is now known asSiamosaurus.[1]S. weiyuanensis was considered as a freshwater plesiosaur.[4]
Theholotype,IVPP V140, consists of threevertebrae and atooth, discovered in a layer of theLianmugin Formation (Tugulu Group).[3][5]
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