Ikechosaurus

Ikechosaurus
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Choristodera
Family: Champsosauridae
Genus: Ikechosaurus
Sigogneau-Russell, 1981 [1]

Ikechosaurus is an extinct genus of choristoderan which existed in China and Mongolia during the Cretaceous period.[2] It contains the species Ikechosaurus sunailinae and Ikechosaurus gaoi.

References

  1. Junchang Lü, Qizhi Zhu, Xikan Cheng and Xiangke Du (1999). "Computed tomography (CT) of nasal cavity of Ikechosaurus sunailinae (Reptilia: Choristodera)". Chinese Science Bulletin 44 (24): 2277–2281. doi:10.1007/BF02885939.
  2. A new species of Ikechosaurus (Reptilia: Choristodera) from the Jiufutang Formation (Early Cretaceous) of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia LÜ J.-C.; Kobayashi Y.; Li Z.-G.
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