Brevicaudosaurus, a new marine reptile from Triassic China

[Halichoeres]

Brevicaudosaurus jiyangshanensis is a new nothosauroid from the Ladinian (Middle Triassic) of China. The genus name means "short-tailed lizard," maybe you can see why:


The skull:


Shang et al. (open access in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, I think, but if not get in touch): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2020.1789651

And a news article: http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/brevicaudosaurus-jiyangshanensis-09001.html

[Loon]

 That's a really good looking fossil. I love its fat little tail.

[ceratopsian]

Such beautiful preservation and not one but two fossils!

[Libraraptor]

Thanks again for sharing news like these!

[Shonisaurus]

Nice and interesting article, we need part of a brand of toy dinosaurs for example PNSO a reproduction of that brevicaudosaurus. It is a very well preserved nothosaurid.

[ceratopsian]

Absolutely. It would be perfect for their line.

Nice and interesting article, we need part of a brand of toy dinosaurs for example PNSO a reproduction of that brevicaudosaurus. It is a very well preserved nothosaurid.

[Halichoeres]

Thanks again for sharing news like these!

My pleasure of course!

Absolutely. It would be perfect for their line.

Nice and interesting article, we need part of a brand of toy dinosaurs for example PNSO a reproduction of that brevicaudosaurus. It is a very well preserved nothosaurid.

I support this. Really any nothosaurid would be welcome, there hasn't been one from a respectable company since the Safari Toob one in 2009.

[Faelrin]

Wow I like how this one looks, particularly that tail. And so well preserved as well.

It really is a shame there are not more nothosaurid figures out there. I can only hope this one gets its due some day.

[Halichoeres]

If there is a figure, I would like to see it restored with a beaver-like tail.