Chianghsia
| Chianghsia Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Superfamily: | Varanoidea |
| (unranked): | Monstersauria |
| Genus: | †Chianghsia Mo, Xu & Evans, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| †Chianghsia nankangensis Mo, Xu & Evans, 2012 | |
Chianghsia is an extinct genus of monstersaurian platynotan known from the Late Cretaceous deposits of the Nanxiong Formation, southern China. It contains a single species, Chianghsia nankangensis.[1]
References
- ↑ Mo, J. Y.; Xu, X.; Evans, S. E. (2012). "A large predatory lizard (Platynota, Squamata) from the Late Cretaceous of South China". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10 (2): 333. doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.588254.
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