Honghesaurus
Extinct genus of pachypleurosaur
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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.[1]
| Honghesaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic, | |
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| Photo and line-drawing of holotype specimen (IVPP V30380) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Suborder: | †Pachypleurosauria |
| Family: | †Pachypleurosauridae |
| Genus: | †Honghesaurus Xu et al., 2022 |
| Type species | |
| †Honghesaurus longicaudalis Xu et al., 2022 | |
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.[1]
