Keichousaurus hui Young, 1958
Sauropterygia
Nothosauroidea
Pachypleurosauria
Keichousauridae
Late Triassic
Zhuganpo Fm (Carnian)
Ghizou, China
Length: 40 cm
This small pachypleurosaur is one of the most common vertebrate fossils from the Late Triassic of China, often found as complete articulated skeletons in fossil collections. There is some indication that it was ovoviviparous, giving birth to live young instead of laying eggs.
March 6, 2016
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