| Honghesaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Anisian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Photo and line-drawing of holotype specimen (IVPP V30380) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Family: | †Pachypleurosauridae |
| Genus: | †Honghesaurus Xu et al., 2022 |
| Type species | |
| †Honghesaurus longicaudalis Xu et al., 2022 | |
Honghesaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur from the Anisian-age Guanling Formation of China. The type specimen measures about 47.1 cm (18.5 in) in total body length.
Classification
The cladogram below follows Xu and colleagues (2022), when they used Youngina as a reference point for rooting the tree. Using a selection of placodonts resulted in a less resolved topology.
| Pachypleurosauroidea |
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References
- ^ Xu, Guang-Hui; Ren, Yi; Zhao, Li-Jun; Liao, Jun-Ling; Feng, Dong-Hao (2022-05-05). "A long-tailed marine reptile from China provides new insights into the Middle Triassic pachypleurosaur radiation". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 7396. Bibcode:2022NatSR..12.7396X. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11309-2. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 9072359. PMID 35513463.
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