Wumengosaurus delicatomandibularis Jiang et al., 2008
Sauropterygia
Nothosauroidea
Pachypleurosauria
Middle Triassic
Guanling Fm (Anisian)
Ghizou, China
Length: 1 m
This unusual Sauropterygian from the Middle Triassic of China had a pointed rostrum equipped with numerous small needle-like teeth. Its phylogenetic position is uncertain.
March 6, 2016
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