A juvenile specimen of Anshunsaurus (Reptilia, Thalattosauria)

Title Variants

Alternative: Reptile Anshunsaurus

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3582

By

Liu, Jun, 1974-

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2007

Notes

Title from caption.

"September 6, 2007."

A marine reptile from the Ladinian deposits near Xingyi is described and identified as a juvenile of Anshunsaurus wushaensis on the basis of similar skull proportions and many postcranial characters. Based on this specimen and observations of the holotype of A. wushaensis, there is no distinct ontogenetic differentiation in the length of the jugal. The absence of an astragalus in the holotype, and the greater length of metacarpal V relative to metacarpal IV, could be due to intraspecific variation. Ossification is not synchronous for corresponding elements on both sides of the body.

Subjects

Anshunsaurus wushaensis , China , Guizhou Sheng , Paleontology , Reptiles, Fossil , Triassic

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3582 2007

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3582[1:AJSOAR]2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 171045143