Species Classification: ‭ ‬Eosauropterygia.

In Depth        Majiashanosaurus is a genus of sauropterygian reptile that lived in waters around China during the early Triassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬The Early Triassic eosauropterygian Majiashanosaurus discocoracoidis,‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia‭)‬,‭ ‬from Chaohu,‭ ‬Anhui Province,‭ ‬People’s Republic of China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬34‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬1044‭–‬1052.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Da-Yong Jiang,‭ ‬Ryosuke Motani,‭ … Read more

In Depth        Described in 2012, the original describers of Qianxisaurus described the holotype as a basal eosauropterygian. Further Reading – A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China”. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 (6): 1335 – Y. N. Cheng, X. C. Wu, T. Sato, H. Y. Shan – 2012.