| Title | New primitive ichthyosaurian (Reptilia, Diapsida) from the Middle Triassic of Panxian, Guizhou, southwestern China and its position in the Triassic biotic recovery |
| Authors | Jiang, Dayong Motani, Ryosuke Hao, Weicheng Schmitz, Lars Rieppel, Olivier Sun, Yuanlin Sun, Zuoyu |
| Affiliation | Peking Univ, Dept Geol, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Geol Museum, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Univ Calif Davis, Dept Geol, Davis, CA 95616 USA. Field Museum Nat Hist, Dept Geol, Chicago, IL 60605 USA. |
| Keywords | Ichthyosauria Ichthyopterygia Middle Triassic Panxian Guizhou UTATSUSAURUS-HATAII MIXOSAURID ICHTHYOSAUR SAUROPTERYGIA NOTHOSAURIDAE REDESCRIPTION FOREFIN |
| Issue Date | 2008 |
| Publisher | progress in natural science materials international |
| Citation | PROGRESS IN NATURAL SCIENCE-MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL.2008,18,(10),1315-1319. |
| Abstract | A new primitive ichthyopterygian Xinminosaurus catactes gen. et. sp. nov. is erected based on a complete skeleton from the Middle Triassic Upper Member of the Guanling Formation at Panxian, Guizhou, southwestern China. It has a suite of uniquely derived characters in its dentition, ulna, carpals and tarsals. It is similar to primitive ichthyopterygians in retaining elongated limb bones. The new taxon and a diversity of marine reptiles in Panxian Fauna are the physical markers of the Middle Triassic Biotic radiation. Detailed studies of this fauna will supply essential knowledge on the diversity, migration and paleobiogeographic affinity of Middle Triassic ichthyopterygians. (C) 2008 National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier Limited and Science in China Press. All rights reserved. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/155963 |
| ISSN | 1002-0071 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.pnsc.2008.01.039 |
| Indexed | SCI(E) EI |
| Appears in Collections: | 地球与空间科学学院 |
