Synonym: Sinohydrosaurus Li et al. 1999 [objective synonym]
Full reference: K. -Q. Gao, Z. -L. Tang, and X. Wang. 1999. A long-necked diapsid reptile from the Upper Jurassic/Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, Northeastern China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 37(1):1-8
Parent taxon: Choristodera according to R. Matsumoto et al. 2019
See also Gao and Fox 2005, Gao and Ksepka 2008, Gao and Li 2007, Gao et al. 1999, Hou et al. 2010, Matsumoto et al. 2013, Matsumoto and Evans 2010, Smith and Harris 2001 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Coeruleodraco, Cteniogenyidae, Heishanosaurus, Hyphalosauridae, Irenosaurus, Khurendukhosaurus, Lazarussuchus, Monjurosuchidae, Monjurosuchus, Neochoristodera, Novapes, Pachystropheus, Philydrosaurus, Shokawa
Subtaxa: Hyphalosaurus baitaigouensis Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis
Type: Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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