Xinpusaurus: Difference between revisions

'''''Xinpusaurus''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of [[thalattosaur]] [[marine reptile]]s from the [[Late Triassic]] of [[Guanling]] in [[Guizhou, China]]. Three species have been named since 2000: the [[type species]] ''X. suni'' and the species ''X. bamaolinensis'' and ''X. kohi''. A recent study proposed that all three species are [[synonym (taxonomy)|synonymous]] with each other, in which case ''X. suni'' would be the only valid species.<ref name=LJ13>{{cite journal |last=Liu |first=J. |year=2013 |title=On the taxonomy of ''Xinpusaurus'' (Reptilia: Thalattosauria) |journal=Vertebrata PalAsiatica |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=17-23 |url=http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201301/P020130131404692609056.pdf}}</ref> ''Xinpusaurus'' is characterized by short legs, a long tail, and an upturned snout. It had robust, pointed teeth in the front of its jaws and broad crushing teeth in the back of its jaws, suggesting that it fed on hard-shelled prey.<ref name=LZLH13>{{cite doi|10.1666/12-059R1.1}}</ref>