Reptilia - Diapsida - Saurosphargidae

Full reference: L. Cheng, X. -H. Chen, X. Zeng and Y. Cai. 2012. A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Luoping, Yunnan Province. Journal of Earth Science 23(1):33-40

Belongs to Largocephalosaurus according to C. Li et al. 2013

See also Cheng et al. 2012

Sister taxon: Largocephalosaurus qianensis

Type specimen: Wuhan Institute of Geology and Mineral Recourses (WIGM) SPC V 1009, a skeleton (a nearly complete and articulated skeleton (more than 113 cm in length), with most part of the tail missing). Its type locality is Luoping area, upper member of Guanling Formation limestone (middle Anisian), which is in a Pelsonian marine limestone in the Guanling Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Luoping area, upper member of Guanling Formation limestone (middle Anisian)

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