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Keichosaurus

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Keichousaurus (meaning "Kweichow lizard") is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaurian marine reptile from the Chialingchiang and Falang Formations of China with two known species attributed to the genus: K. hui and K. yuananensis.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. FamilyPachypleurosauridae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2
Family
Pachypleurosauridae
Collections
UF, KU
Recorded in
China

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Named after
Guizhou
Image
Keichousaurus hui fossil.JPG
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taxon name
Keichosaurus
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Keichousaurus
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