Honghesaurus Explained

Honghesaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur from the Anisian-age Guanling Formation of China. The type specimen measures about 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.

Notes and References

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 . en . 12 . 1 . 7396 . 10.1038/s41598-022-11309-2 . 35513463 . 9072359 . 2022NatSR..12.7396X . 2045-2322. free .