†Bishanopliosaurus Dong 1980 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Rhomaleosauridae
Parent taxon: Rhomaleosauridae according to Z.-M. Dong 1980
See also Carroll 1988 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anningasaura, Archaeonectrus, Atychodracon, Avalonnectes, Borealonectes, Eurycleidus, Macroplata, Maresaurus, Meyerasaurus, Rhomaleosaurus, Thaumatodracon, Yuzhoupliosaurus
Subtaxa: Bishanopliosaurus youngi Bishanopliosaurus zigongensis
Type: Bishanopliosaurus youngi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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