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Diandongosaurus 
Summary
Diandongosaurus is an extinct genus of eosauropterygian known from the lower Middle Triassic (Anisian age) of Yunnan Province, southwestern China. It is known from the holotype IVPP V 17761, a complete and articulated skeleton with skull, which was found in the middle Triassic Lagerstätte of the Guanling Formation. It was first named by Qing-Hua Shang, Xiao-Chun Wu, Chun Li in 2011 and the type species is Diandongosaurus acutidentatus.[1] A referred specimen suggests a total body length of 34 cm (13 in).[2]
| Diandongosaurus Temporal range: Anisian,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Clade: | †Eosauropterygia |
| Genus: | †Diandongosaurus Shang et al., 2011 |
| Type species | |
| †Diandongosaurus acutidentatus Shang et al., 2011
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References edit
- ^ Qing-Hua Shang; Xiao-Chun Wu; Chun Li (2011). "A new eosauropterygian from Middle Triassic of eastern Yunnan Province, southwestern China" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 49 (2): 155–171.
- ^ Sato, T.; Cheng, Y.-N.; Wu, X.-C.; Shan, H.-Y. (2013). "Diandongosaurus acutidentatus Shang, Wu & Li, 2011 (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) and the relationships of Chinese eosauropterygians". Geological Magazine. 151 (1): 121–133. doi:10.1017/s0016756813000356. S2CID 131666596.
