Dawazisaurus brevis（gen. et sp. nov.） is a newly discovered Triassic marine reptile, represented by a complete skeleton from Member II of the Guanling Formation of Luoping, Yunnan Province, China. This paper aims to...Dawazisaurus brevis（gen. et sp. nov.） is a newly discovered Triassic marine reptile, represented by a complete skeleton from Member II of the Guanling Formation of Luoping, Yunnan Province, China. This paper aims to（1） present a thorough description of the species,（2） make a detailed comparison to demonstrate if the species can be referred to any known sauropterygian taxa, and（3） conduct phylogenetic analyses to establish the internal relationships of the species with other sauropterygians. In addition, the discovery of Dawazisaurus provides a chance not only to test the phylogenetic patterns of the Sauropterygia obtained by previous studies but also to evaluate the previous hypotheses on the origin of the sauropterygian groups at different levels. D. brevis is an eosauropterygian, characterized by a unique combination of derived features such as a pair of large nasals joining in the formation of the internarial septum, a short trunk with 16 dorsal vertebrae; the zygapophyses of the trunk vertebrae very small or weakly developed; the posterior margin of the skull roof deeply V-shaped, and an ossified distal carpal 5. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that D. brevis appears to be more closely related to the Nothosauroidea than the Pistosauroidea within the Eosauropterygia.展开更多
A new sauropterygian, Anshunsaurus huangguoshuensis, is described on the basis of a well-preserved skull from the Late Triassic Wayao Member of Falang Formation, Guizhou Province, southwestern China. It is ascribed to...A new sauropterygian, Anshunsaurus huangguoshuensis, is described on the basis of a well-preserved skull from the Late Triassic Wayao Member of Falang Formation, Guizhou Province, southwestern China. It is ascribed to Eusauropterygia because it possesses the following characters: the rostrum is mainly composed by the premaxillae; the nasals are small,paired and separated from one another by the premaxillae; the external nares are close to the orbits; and the frontals are fused. Anshunsaurus differs from other Triassic sauropterygians in its large size, long rostrum and the supratemporal fenestrae slightly smaller than orbits. It is further considered to be closely related to Pistosaurus on the basis of the nasals contact with the prefrontals; large pineal foramen, lain in the anterior part of the parietal table; the squamosals not in contact posterior to the supratemporal fenestra. The discovery of Anshunsaurus with the ichthyosaurs in the same locality indicates a new assemblage of Triassic marine展开更多
A new eosauropterygian, Largocephalosaurus polycarpon gen. et sp. nov., was described based on a skeleton from the Middle Triassic of Luoping （罗平）, Ynnnan （云南） Province, southwestern China. The new taxon is ch...A new eosauropterygian, Largocephalosaurus polycarpon gen. et sp. nov., was described based on a skeleton from the Middle Triassic of Luoping （罗平）, Ynnnan （云南） Province, southwestern China. The new taxon is characterized by a big skull, paired frontal, laterally expanded upper temporal fossa, anterior process of squamosal entering orbit, robust teeth with basally expanded crown and blunt tip, short cervical region, distinctly elongated transverse process of the dorsal vertebrae, short and broad dorsal ribs, stout gastralia, scapula with distinctly posterodorsally extending blade, distinctly robust humerus, eleven carpal ossifications, and a manual fomula of 2-3-4-5-5. A phylogenetic analysis suggests that Largocephalosaurus is the basal-most member of a clade including Wumengosaurus, European pachypleurosaurs, and Nothosauroidea.展开更多
本文记述了一类新发现于贵州省盘州地区的中三叠世Anisian期乌蒙龙属新种。通过对一具鳍龙类标本进行描述,并与现已知盘县生物群鳍龙类对比后发现,这一新标本的骨骼形态整体特征与乌蒙龙属Wumengosaurus特征基本相似,具有狭长的吻部,显...本文记述了一类新发现于贵州省盘州地区的中三叠世Anisian期乌蒙龙属新种。通过对一具鳍龙类标本进行描述,并与现已知盘县生物群鳍龙类对比后发现,这一新标本的骨骼形态整体特征与乌蒙龙属Wumengosaurus特征基本相似,具有狭长的吻部,显著多于其他鳍龙类的牙齿数量。但标本在细部特征上与乌蒙龙属模式种的纤颌乌蒙龙Wumengosaurus delicatomandibularis Jiang et al.,2008有着显著的差异:其间腕骨intermedium呈扁平的圆形,牙齿呈细长的尖锥状,无冠部膨大。且标本与纤颌乌蒙龙Wumengosaurus delicatomandibularis Jiang et al.,2008在掌骨、跖骨形态等方面也有着不同的特征。现依据该标本特征建立乌蒙龙属新种圆腕乌蒙龙Wumengosaurus rotundicarpus,sp.nov。展开更多
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文摘Dawazisaurus brevis（gen. et sp. nov.） is a newly discovered Triassic marine reptile, represented by a complete skeleton from Member II of the Guanling Formation of Luoping, Yunnan Province, China. This paper aims to（1） present a thorough description of the species,（2） make a detailed comparison to demonstrate if the species can be referred to any known sauropterygian taxa, and（3） conduct phylogenetic analyses to establish the internal relationships of the species with other sauropterygians. In addition, the discovery of Dawazisaurus provides a chance not only to test the phylogenetic patterns of the Sauropterygia obtained by previous studies but also to evaluate the previous hypotheses on the origin of the sauropterygian groups at different levels. D. brevis is an eosauropterygian, characterized by a unique combination of derived features such as a pair of large nasals joining in the formation of the internarial septum, a short trunk with 16 dorsal vertebrae; the zygapophyses of the trunk vertebrae very small or weakly developed; the posterior margin of the skull roof deeply V-shaped, and an ossified distal carpal 5. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that D. brevis appears to be more closely related to the Nothosauroidea than the Pistosauroidea within the Eosauropterygia.
文摘A new sauropterygian, Anshunsaurus huangguoshuensis, is described on the basis of a well-preserved skull from the Late Triassic Wayao Member of Falang Formation, Guizhou Province, southwestern China. It is ascribed to Eusauropterygia because it possesses the following characters: the rostrum is mainly composed by the premaxillae; the nasals are small,paired and separated from one another by the premaxillae; the external nares are close to the orbits; and the frontals are fused. Anshunsaurus differs from other Triassic sauropterygians in its large size, long rostrum and the supratemporal fenestrae slightly smaller than orbits. It is further considered to be closely related to Pistosaurus on the basis of the nasals contact with the prefrontals; large pineal foramen, lain in the anterior part of the parietal table; the squamosals not in contact posterior to the supratemporal fenestra. The discovery of Anshunsaurus with the ichthyosaurs in the same locality indicates a new assemblage of Triassic marine
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文摘A new eosauropterygian, Largocephalosaurus polycarpon gen. et sp. nov., was described based on a skeleton from the Middle Triassic of Luoping （罗平）, Ynnnan （云南） Province, southwestern China. The new taxon is characterized by a big skull, paired frontal, laterally expanded upper temporal fossa, anterior process of squamosal entering orbit, robust teeth with basally expanded crown and blunt tip, short cervical region, distinctly elongated transverse process of the dorsal vertebrae, short and broad dorsal ribs, stout gastralia, scapula with distinctly posterodorsally extending blade, distinctly robust humerus, eleven carpal ossifications, and a manual fomula of 2-3-4-5-5. A phylogenetic analysis suggests that Largocephalosaurus is the basal-most member of a clade including Wumengosaurus, European pachypleurosaurs, and Nothosauroidea.
文摘本文记述了一类新发现于贵州省盘州地区的中三叠世Anisian期乌蒙龙属新种。通过对一具鳍龙类标本进行描述,并与现已知盘县生物群鳍龙类对比后发现,这一新标本的骨骼形态整体特征与乌蒙龙属Wumengosaurus特征基本相似,具有狭长的吻部,显著多于其他鳍龙类的牙齿数量。但标本在细部特征上与乌蒙龙属模式种的纤颌乌蒙龙Wumengosaurus delicatomandibularis Jiang et al.,2008有着显著的差异:其间腕骨intermedium呈扁平的圆形,牙齿呈细长的尖锥状,无冠部膨大。且标本与纤颌乌蒙龙Wumengosaurus delicatomandibularis Jiang et al.,2008在掌骨、跖骨形态等方面也有着不同的特征。现依据该标本特征建立乌蒙龙属新种圆腕乌蒙龙Wumengosaurus rotundicarpus,sp.nov。
