Honghesaurus

Honghesaurus; Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Anisian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Photo and line-drawing of holotype specimen (IVPP V30380)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	†Sauropterygia
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

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

Majiashanosaurus

	Diandongosaurus

	Dianmeisaurus

Dawazisaurus

Panzhousaurus

	Dianopachysaurus

	Keichousaurus

Dactylosaurus

	Anarosaurus

	Odoiporosaurus

	Serpianosaurus

	Neusticosaurus

Qianxisaurus

	Honghesaurus

	Wumengosaurus

References

^ ^a ^b Xu, Guang-Hui; Ren, Yi; Zhao, Li-Jun; Liao, Jun-Ling; Feng, Dong-Hao (2022-05-05). "A long-tailed marine reptile from China provides new insights into the Middle Triassic pachypleurosaur radiation". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 7396. Bibcode:2022NatSR..12.7396X. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11309-2. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 9072359. PMID 35513463.

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[Xu2022-1] Xu, Guang-Hui; Ren, Yi; Zhao, Li-Jun; Liao, Jun-Ling; Feng, Dong-Hao (2022-05-05). "A long-tailed marine reptile from China provides new insights into the Middle Triassic pachypleurosaur radiation". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 7396. Bibcode:2022NatSR..12.7396X. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11309-2. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 9072359. PMID 35513463.

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